Bitcoin Networking Articles

Bitcoin Core backupwallet RPC made simple. See what the feature does, where its limits sit and which checks node or wallet operators should make.

Bitcoin Core addnode guide covering add, remove and onetry modes, peer protections, sync limits, endpoint validation, monitoring and rollback.

Bitcoin Core addmultisigaddress guide covering signature thresholds, key order, address types, redeem scripts, wallet backups and recovery tests.

Bitcoin Core abortrescan RPC made simple. See what the feature does, where its limits sit and which checks node or wallet operators should make.

Bitcoin Core abandontransaction RPC made simple. See what the feature does, where its limits sit and which checks node or wallet operators should make.

Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 guide covering full SegWit wallets, Bech32, HD wallet limits, wallet directories, rescans, safe mode, RPC changes and rollback.

Learn how Rootstock merged mining works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Rootstock node can support SHA-256 miners.

Learn how Elastos merged mining node works, what it can earn, the costs and security checks, and how a Elastos node can support SHA-256 miners.

Bitcoin Core 0.15.1 guide covering fork-safety peer checks, stale-tip connections, block-weight mining, wallet safeguards, RPC changes and rollback.

Bitcoin Core 0.15.0.1 guide covering its custom-fee GUI startup fix, inherited chainstate conversion, estimator reset, downgrade limits and safe patching.

Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 guide covering chainstate conversion, fee estimates, multiwallet RPC routing, RBF, coin-age removal, mempool control and rollback.

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