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…

I’m going to go out on a limb and make a prediction. The eventual hosted wallets of the future will likely have an offline-capable cash mode that can do person to person P2P. I am not a Bitcoin expert. Like all my articles this is pure speculation and an exercise…

I am not a Bitcoin expert. Like all my articles this is a subjective take and an exercise at thinking through an idea well enough to put it in written form. It is also entirely possible that it is wrong. …

We are in the very early days of Bitcoin adoption and it is not clear at this point what the long term adoption will look like. One aspect of this can be seen in the blockchain services that application developers require to build their applications on. The legacy approach When Craig left Bitcoin…

If you are looking for an article telling you how to write bulletproof blockchain state handling given fork edge conditions, I am not sure this article is it. I am not a Bitcoin expert. …

If you read my last article on the state of hardware wallets on Bitcoin SV you should have an understanding of what hardware wallets are actually usable for on Bitcoin SV (BSV). There were two key take-aways: Hardware wallets are mainly useful for cold storage, and have to be operated…

No hardware wallet manufacturer officially supports Bitcoin SV, but you can use your existing hardware wallets if you choose to work within the limitations. The subject of hardware wallets came up frequently at the 2022 BSV blockchain conference in Dubai, so this article is intended to try and paint the…

I am not a Bitcoin expert. This article is merely a summary of my expectations. An obvious point is why has ElectrumSV not done these things? Part of this is that no other applications would be interoperable unless there were common standards requiring these, and another reason is that there…