BlogHide Resteemsaniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoMining Transactions in BlocksNew transactions are constantly flowing into the network from user wallets and other applications. As these are seen by the bitcoin network nodes, they get added to a temporary pool of unverified…aniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoConsensus AttacksBitcoin’s consensus mechanism is, at least theoretically, vulnerable to attack by miners (or pools) that attempt to use their hashing power to dishonest or destructive ends. As we saw, the…aniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoMining NodesSome of the nodes on the bitcoin network are specialized nodes called miners. a computer engineering student in Shanghai, China, who is a bitcoin miner. Jing earns bitcoin by running a “mining…aniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoDecentralized Consensusthe global public ledger (list) of all transactions, which everyone in the bitcoin network accepts as the authoritative record of ownership. But how can everyone in the network agree on a single…aniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoWhat is Transaction PoolsAlmost every node on the bitcoin network maintains a temporary list of unconfirmed transactions called the memory pool, mempool, or transaction pool. Nodes use this pool to keep track of…aniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoDigital Signatures (ECDSA)So far, we have not delved into any detail about “digital signatures.” In this article we look at how digital signatures work and how they can present proof of ownership of a private key without…aniqtariq (7)in bitcoin • 5 years agoTransaction Outputs and Inputs Of BITCOINThe fundamental building block of a bitcoin transaction is a transaction output. 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According to RUV, Icelandic police have sent Chinese authorities an inquiry after the latter country…aniqtariq (7)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoCircle's Investment Practice Takes Another Crypto Money: MoneroCircle soon launched an investment application from Blockchain startups. Circle's investment practice will now support a new coin: Monero. 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If his prediction proves to be correct, the…