Btrust's comprehensive engineering program designed to train experienced software developers exclusively in Africa to contribute to open-source Bitcoin & Lightning development.
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Written by Abubakar Sadiq Ismail Wallets are where private keys, public keys and addresses are kept securely. To generate bitcoin addresses or use a saved private key to sign a transaction in order to spend an unspent transaction output(UTXO). Generally reusing one address to receive bitcoin is bad for
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Written By Veronica Emiola Building on Bitcoin and Lightning does not necessarily have to be extremely hard, and/or costly. If you’re an African software developer interested in building on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, there are a few technical requirements and tools you’ll need to get started.
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Written By Nasser Saazi Coin selection refers to the process of picking Unspent Transaction Outputs(UTXOs) from the wallet’s pool of 'unspent transaction outputs' to fund a transaction. During this process, it is important that the least cost is incurred in terms of fees, while maintaining maximum
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Written By Solomon Eze Bitcoin is changing lives every day, redefining processes in major sectors like finance, and causing individuals and institutions to rethink their earlier stance on Bitcoin. The decentralized nature of Bitcoin also adds to this mix, as it provides a system where there is no central authority
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Written By Tobi Ojoulape In this tutorial, I would be sharing with you a step-by-step guide on how to set up Bitcoin Core and Lightning on your Windows computer using Windows Subsystem for Linux and Ubuntu. Let's get started! Step 1: Install and setup WSL and Ubuntu The
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Written By Anthony Ugwu A fundamental feature of the Bitcoin network is the ability to transfer value (bitcoin) between participants in the network. Throughout history, the human species has always exchanged value in one way or another but what the Bitcoin network offers us now is the ability to programmatically
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Note: Following Btrust's aquisition of Qala on Sept 5, 2023, Qala is now known as Btrust Builders. Qala, nodl, and Bolt Observer are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to share best practices in node infrastructure and management, and to drive broader adoption of Bitcoin and the Lightning
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Written By Amadi Justice Chinonso Timelocks are a feature in Bitcoin that allows transactions to be locked until a specific point in time. This means that the funds associated with a transaction cannot be spent until a certain number of blocks have been mined, or until a specific timestamp has
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Written By Vladimir Fomene I'm taking you on a debugging journey where we will be learning about Bitcoin dust, how it is calculated and its implication for the Lightning network. Before we dive into the meat of the subject, let me set the stage. This week while trying
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Written By Omoniyi Ilesanmi What is Satoshi? Although the price of 1 Bitcoin today makes it appear unsuitable for smaller value payments, “1 Bitcoin” is really an artificial construct created for the convenience of the (early) user. Each “1 Bitcoin” that we think of today is a representation of 100,
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Written By Munirat Olayiwola One of the ways of proving ownership of bitcoin is through a bitcoin address. Similar to having an account number to which cash can be sent, Bitcoin has addresses where the cryptocurrency can be sent. A bitcoin address is not permanent due to privacy, hence diverse
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Written By Tyonum Peter Like any other developer environment, for one to build on Bitcoin Core and Lightning Network, you need to setup their (development) environments. Note: This writeup is based on implementation on macOS. If you need help setting up for another platform, please reach out and I will