Hacker News with Generative AI: Bitcoin

Bitcoin breaks above its all-time high of $73,777 (fxstreet.com)
Bitcoin (BTC) broke above its all-time high of $73,777 on Wednesday, fueled by Donald Trump's lead in the polls. Momentum indicators confirmed a bullish bias. BTC's next target could be the 141.40% Fibonacci extension level at $78,777.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Markets

15 points by vinnyglennon 15 days ago | 17 comments

Hunt for Bitcoin's elusive creator Satoshi Nakamoto hits another dead-end (bbc.com)
Stephen Mollah is the latest person to claim to be the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin

Bitcoin, Cryptography, Technology, Mystery

5 points by peutetre 18 days ago | 0 comments

Saving Satoshi: An open-source game for learning Bitcoin programming (savingsatoshi.com)
Code your way through the mysteries of bitcoin.

Bitcoin, Programming, Open Source, Games

25 points by jtwoodhouse 19 days ago | 3 comments

A Week of Failing to Pay with Bitcoin in El Salvador (reason.com)
When President Nayib Bukele promised that bitcoin would be accepted everywhere in El Salvador, it seemed like a glimpse into the future—a world where cryptocurrency would be woven into everyday life. But after a week there, I found a different reality. Not a single business accepted my bitcoin.

Bitcoin, El Salvador, Cryptocurrency, Economics, Travel

58 points by fortran77 20 days ago | 76 comments

On Oct 31st, Satoshi Nakamoto, founder of Bitcoin, to reveal his identity (twitter.com)

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Rumors

6 points by aniken 21 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Satoshi9000 analog BTC key generator (mechanical) (ycombinator.com)
I built this machine so I could generate Bitcoin keys that I could trust. Air-gapped and simple to use and understand (mechanical).<p>The Satoshi 9000 demo: https://youtu.be/bJiOia5PoGE<p>The key value proposition of the machine is that it generates analog randomness in the physical world and converts it into digital (1’s and 0’s) randomness. Seamlessly.

Hardware, Cryptography, Bitcoin, Security, DIY

164 points by AJTSheppard 28 days ago | 89 comments

Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day (2014) (righto.com)
I decided to see how practical it would be to mine Bitcoin with pencil and paper.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Mining, Hardware, Humor

13 points by jakey_bakey 30 days ago | 4 comments

Peter Todd Was 'Unmasked' as Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Now He's in Hiding (wired.com)

Bitcoin, Cryptography, Security, Conspiracy Theories, Satoshi Nakamoto

26 points by LorenzoGood 30 days ago | 10 comments

The Rise of Bitcoin-Powered Pools and Bathhouses (time.com)
The scene inside Bathhouse, a spa in Manhattan, is one of complete serenity. Visitors recline in 105-degree pools, surrounded by cedar tiles and elegant marble slabs from Brazil. But just beyond closed doors, in harshly-lit back rooms, an unexpected source helps forge the bliss: rows and rows of continuously-running Bitcoin mining computers.

Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, New York, Spas, Technology

5 points by bookofjoe 31 days ago | 0 comments

EmailBTC – A new way to send and receive Bitcoin using only email addresses (emailbtc.net)
Send Bitcoin to anyone that has an email address.

Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Email, Finance

16 points by esaminu 34 days ago | 9 comments

Bitcoin creator is Peter Todd, HBO film says (politico.eu)
LONDON — A new HBO documentary identifies Canadian developer Peter Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of cryptocurrency bitcoin.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Documentary, HBO, Identity

18 points by tzury 43 days ago | 28 comments

HBO Documentary Suggests Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Peter Todd (bloomberg.com)
A new HBO documentary about the origins of Bitcoin suggests that Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of the original cryptocurrency, is likely Canadian software developer Peter Todd.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, Documentary, Technology, Conspiracy Theories

62 points by pat2man 43 days ago | 147 comments

An interactive, exercise-heavy approach to learning Bitcoin (bitcoindevs.xyz)
Welcome to Decoding Bitcoin, your go-to resource for understanding bitcoin, Privacy, and Decentralization. We're here to break down complex bitcoin concepts and provide straightforward explanations to help you navigate and master bitcoin.

Bitcoin, Education, Programming, Cryptography

48 points by jrakibi 45 days ago | 11 comments

New HBO Documentary Claims Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Len Sassaman (blockhead.co)
HBO's upcoming documentary, 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery', claims the real Satoshi Nakamoto is Len Sassaman, who tragically took his life in 2011

Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Documentary, HBO, Biography

52 points by dist-epoch 47 days ago | 66 comments

Mystery creator of Bitcoin identified, new HBO documentary claims (politico.eu)
LONDON — A new HBO documentary claims to have cracked the true identity of the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.

Bitcoin, Cryptography, HBO, Documentary, Biography

50 points by cempaka 49 days ago | 53 comments

A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python (2021) (karpathy.github.io)
I find blockchain fascinating because it extends open source software development to open source + state. This seems to be a genuine/exciting innovation in computing paradigms; We don’t just get to share code, we get to share a running computer, and anyone anywhere can use it in an open and permissionless manner. The seeds of this revolution arguably began with Bitcoin, so I became curious to drill into it in some detail to get an intuitive understanding of how it works.

Bitcoin, Programming, Blockchain, Open Source, Computer Science

9 points by tosh 54 days ago | 0 comments

Bitcoin puzzle #66 was solved: 6.6 BTC (~$400k) withdrawn (blockchain.com)
Explore top crypto assets.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

437 points by mrb 67 days ago | 393 comments

Craig Wright said he invented Bitcoin – lawyers proved him wrong (ft.com)
The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, remains the biggest mystery in the global crypto industry.

Bitcoin, Cryptography, Law, Technology

88 points by guiambros 68 days ago | 100 comments

Bitcoin ATM scams are soaring – and older adults are increasingly the victims (cnbc.com)

Bitcoin, Scams, Finance, Older Adults

11 points by acdha 80 days ago | 7 comments

How to nuke $9B in wrapped Bitcoin (twitter.com)

Bitcoin, Finance, Cryptocurrency

7 points by lisper 98 days ago | 0 comments

Napkin math suggests Bitcoin will perish unless its mining incentives change (keydiscussions.com)

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Economics, Finance

48 points by spenvo 99 days ago | 52 comments

Script-kidding the Bitcoin blockchain [video] (media.ccc.de)