Bitcoin: Do the FCA rules on Financial Promotion for cryptoassets prohibit me buying Bitcoin?
The FCA’s Client Categorization and Cryptoasset Buying As a small retail buyer/holder of Bitcoin, you may be wondering if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rules prohibiting you from buying Bitcoin. In June 2023, the FCA released its Policy Statement on client categorization, which provides guidance on how to determine whether an individual is a […]
Ethereum: Do I need to pay taxes if I sit on (do not use) bitcoins?
I cannot provide tax or financial advice. However, I can give you some general information about blockchains. Would that help? If you bought Bitcoins in January and their value doubled by December, your gain would be based on the difference between the purchase price and the sale price. Let’s use an example to illustrate this. […]
Ethereum: What’s the probability of vanity pools causing RIPEMD-160 (public key hash) collisions?
The Probability of Vanity Pools Causing RIPEMD-160 (Public Key Hash) Collisions As Bitcoin vanity pools continue to gain popularity, the possibility of using that power to derive someone else’s Base58 public key hash becomes slightly more likely. In this article, we’ll explore what happens when vanity pools and RIPEMD-160 collide. What is a Vanity Pool? […]
AI-Powered Fraud Detection in Blockchain Transactions
Title: Opening a New Era in Secure and Efficient Transaction Processing: AI-Based Fraud Detection in Blockchain Transactions Introduction The rise of blockchain technology has revolutionized the way businesses process transactions, reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and improving transparency. However, as with all innovations, there has also been an increase in the risk of fraud and malicious […]
Why Cold Storage Should Be Part of Every Crypto Strategy
Why Cold Storage Should Be Part of Every Crypto Strategy The popularity of cryptocurrencies has grown significantly in recent years, with many individuals and institutions investing heavily in digital assets. Despite the growing demand, one aspect that is often overlooked is cold storage – an essential part of a successful crypto strategy. In this article, […]
Metamask: How to get the user’s transaction without the tx hash?
Metamask: How to Get User Transactions Without TX Hash As a dapp developer, you’ve probably come across situations where your wallet provider returns errors or doesn’t provide the expected transaction hash. This can be frustrating and time-consuming to troubleshoot. In such cases, it’s essential to know how to retrieve a user’s transaction data without relying […]
Ethereum: Using the bitcoin wallet PKI for message encryption
Securing Communications with Ethereum Wallet Key Pairs The widespread adoption of decentralized applications (dApps) has introduced a new level of security to blockchain-based transactions. One of the most effective ways to protect sensitive information is through cryptography, especially when using a public key infrastructure (PKI). In this article, we will examine how to use Ethereum […]
Ethereum: How do you install Bitcoin Daemon using Yum package manager? [duplicate]
Installing Bitcoin Daemon on CentOS Using Yum Package Manager Bitcoin Daemon, also known as Bitcoin Core, is a software component of the Bitcoin network that allows users to participate in mining and validate transactions. While Bitcoin Core was traditionally installed separately from related components such as OpenSC and OpenSSL, it can now be easily obtained […]
Solana: Decimal precision error for token in phantom
Decimal Precision Error in Solana Phantoms: A Token Swap Issue As a developer building a decentralized application (dApp) that swaps tokens from a liquidity pool, one of the most common challenges you’ll face is dealing with decimal precision errors. In this article, we’ll explore why this issue arises and how to mitigate it using Phantom, […]
Ethereum: Were all funds stolen from Mt. Gox finally returned to all users?
Ethereum: All Funds Stolen from Mt. Gox Finally Returned to Users? In May 2014, the world witnessed one of the most infamous hacks in cryptocurrency history – the theft of nearly 850,000 Bitcoins from the Japanese exchange Mt. Gox, which was owned by Mark Karpelès. The hack led to a significant loss for investors and […]