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Should I worry about the Bitcoin halving?
As you probably know, when mining Bitcoin, every block contains a reward reserved for whoever solves it. The very first blocks, mined by Satoshi Nakamoto himself, paid a 50 BTC reward. Today, blocks pay 1/4 of that, or 12.5 BTC. In May 2020, that reward will halve once more to 6.25 BTC per block. Why […]
A Jormungandr jcli Cryptonomicon – Staking Pool Commands and Stuff
In this article, we’ll take a look at jormungandr and ended up compiling notes, some commonly used commands and other stuff learned while researching how to run a Cardano staking pool. I’ve turned everything into this post so we could all copy and reuse from if needed. Ended up becoming a jormungandr cheat sheet of […]
Cardano Network Tools – CNT
Welcome to the crypto.bi Cardano* Network Tools – CNT home page. crypto.bi CNT is a Python implementation of the Cardano P2P protocol. Think of it as a programmable Cardano node but without the staking and block verification components – just the P2P networking code. You can pick different network message types and develop your own […]
What is “formal verification” of cryptocurrency software?
You may have heard that Cardano ADA is aiming for formal verification of its core software. What does it mean for software programs to be formally verified? Why is it important for cryptocurrencies? In this article we take a quick and superficial look at formal verification and why it may be desirable in the future […]