The Mining Shop Blog Posts & Articles

BIP 117 guide covering its Draft single tail-call execution rule, SegWit restriction, stack transfer, MAST use with BIP 116 and consensus testing.

BIP 116 guide covering the Draft NOP4 soft-fork proposal, BIP 98 proof checks, hidden policy branches, stack rules, activation and testing.

BIP 98 guide to fast-SHA256 Merkle trees, domain separation, unbalanced trees, proof encoding, CVE-2012-2459 avoidance and safe validation.

Learn how ASIC mining transformer sizing works, what it changes for miners, the money and safety risks, and the checks to make before using it.

BIP 300 guide covering its Draft drivechain consensus proposal, sidechain deposits, miner-governed withdrawals, slow voting, partitioning claims and risks.

Learn how Bitcoin Cash full nodes for miners works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Bitcoin Cash node can support SHA-256 miners.

BIP8 and UASF Explained made simple. See the main facts, costs, risks and practical checks before you make a decision.

Plan Bitcoin pool failover during a consensus dispute by checking chain tips, validation rules, automatic fallback, payout assets and pause criteria.

BIP 175 guide covering its closed HD pay-to-contract derivation, invoice commitment, payment-base keys, multiparty proof, privacy and recovery.

BIP 174 PSBT explained: learn how unsigned transactions, UTXO data, key paths and partial signatures move safely between wallets and signers.

BIP 136 TxRef made simple. See what the proposal changes, its current status and what it means for Bitcoin users and operators.

Bitcoin Core 0.14.2 guide covering the miniupnpc security update, UPnP exposure, wallet rescan fixes, fee-display caveat and safe historical patching.