The Mining Shop Blog Posts & Articles

Bitcoin Core 0.18.0 guide covering mining, RPC exposure, systemd paths, PSBT and descriptor RPCs, removed APIs, wallet caveats and rollback testing.

BIP 78 Payjoin explained: see how receivers add inputs, break ownership heuristics, enforce sender checks and secure the interactive endpoint.

Mining downtime cost explained with a simple calculation covering lost margin, repair time, power savings, pool records and operational decisions.

BIP 325 Signet guide covering challenge scripts, coinbase commitments, virtual transactions, proof of work, network identity, validation and integration testing.

Lightning Liquidity Explained made simple. See the main facts, costs, risks and practical checks before you make a decision.

BIP 197 guide covering its Draft status, two-script Bitcoin collateral, cross-chain secrets, loan, liquidation, seizure and refund periods, and failure risks.

BIP 324 encrypted transport explained for mining nodes: understand the v2 handshake, traffic confidentiality, authentication limits and deployment checks.

BIP 155 addrv2 guide covering network IDs, variable address lengths, Tor v3 and I2P relay, sendaddrv2 negotiation, limits and privacy-aware validation.

BIP 137 guide covering recoverable 65-byte signatures, header ranges for legacy and SegWit addresses, interoperability, security limits and BIP 322 migration.

Compare Bitcoin vs gold by scarcity, custody, transport, volatility, history, energy use and counterparty risk without treating either asset as a guaranteed winner.

BIP 127 guide covering its Draft status, unspendable proof transactions, commitment messages, block-specific verification, proof files, PSBT extension and limits.

Learn how Grin mining nodes works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Grin node can support Cuckatoo miners.