What is an economic node? To understand that, you need to first conceptually understand how a user interacts with the Bitcoin network in the first place. Bitcoin is a database, and a network to ...

The Raspberry Pi—a credit card-sized, single-board PC renowned for its affordability and flexibility—offers a super platform for hosting a Bitcoin node. With its low strength consumption, silent ...

Bitcoin developers working on Bitcoin Core, the software that powers a majority of nodes that back the blockchain, had a busy year in 2025, with more developers pushing out more code, according to ...

The debate of 2024 has been about scaling bitcoin self-custody versus ossification, with the presupposition that an ossified bitcoin protocol as it is today is imperfect - but its sound monetary ...

Bitcoin Core development rebounded in 2025, with an increase in contributors and higher mailing list activity.

El Salvador may be reportedly planning to install a Bitcoin node in every household. This would follow the country’s earlier decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, a controversial step that has ...

Botanix Labs has onboarded a couple of crypto industry heavyweights as node operators for its bitcoin layer-2 network. Mike Novogratz's digital asset financial services firm Galaxy and crypto custody ...

A clear explanation of what Bitcoin is, how it works, and why its decentralized design and fixed supply matter.

Fedi plans to open-source its entire software stack on Jan. 3, fulfilling a commitment it made at launch in 2024.

The Cat BIP proposes freezing certain non-monetary UTXOs to curb blockchain bloat. Developers are split on whether Bitcoin should prioritize money over data use cases.

Arizona state Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced legislation and a constitutional amendment to exempt virtual currency from ...