Three ways to hack Bitcoin

A properly set up and used Bitcoin address is virtually impossible to hack. The vastness of possible private keys ensures that it is practically impossible to bruteforce one (or several) Bitcoin addresses. Humans are not machines, however, and humans do… Read the full article

Double-SHA-256 in Bash and Python

Being able to calculate Double-SHA-256 hashes (often simply referred to as “DSHA256”) is vital for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency applications and codes. Bitcoin mining itself is, after all, and somewhat simplified, only a matter of spitting out insane amounts DSHA256… Read the full article