Craig has given some solid hints on missing infrastructure and opportunities for developers. …

This article contains my notes on the second masterclass with Craig Wright, and specifically on day 1 of that masterclass. …

I remember way back in 2019 when I was sitting at a table in a seafood restaurant in London, with Steve Shadders on my left and Lorien Gamaroff on my right. I had a giant plate of oysters or something similar in front of me. Lorien and I had ordered…

This article continues my previous one starting the series of exploring the topic of replacing hardware wallets. If you have not read that one, you may wish to read it before continuing. This one starts exploring the area related to how the mobile app knows how to interact with the…

Hardware wallets are a good solid way to secure your keys outside of your day to day wallet, and to be able to see where you are paying to and how much when you sign without having to trust that day to day wallet. But they are not designed for…

Note that Ledger have released a new app that is not compatible with ElectrumSV. Update at your own risk. You chose to buy and use their devices, and I have been lamenting the increasing incompatibility for years so this has not been without warning. Additionally, the Electrum wallet for Bitcoin Core is apparently not compatible with this updated app either. So this is not just a Bitcoin SV thing.

The question has been raised whether regtest is important and whether it has a future. An application developer currently does not have that many services they rely on. …

Here are some notes on aspects of the wallet included with the Bitcoin node. It is very possible there are errors or mistaken interpretations of the source code here. I started the day spring cleaning but somehow have ended up on the couch writing this. Edit 2020/10/06: Added detail on…

This article is a way for me to write up my thoughts as I integrate the PSBT transaction encoding so that existing Bitcoin Core businesses can more easily integrate their tooling with ElectrumSV. Let’s define some terminology: A fully signed transaction is considered “complete”. A transaction that is not fully…