While staying secure using Tor — If you’re running a lightning network node and need to be able to access it to use your Sats for payments on the go, Zap is a simple solution which is relatively easy to set up. With Zap you can interact with your lightning node by opening channels, making payments…

by installing the Lightning Labs lnd release binary — The Lightning Network is a network of decentralized off-chain micropayment channels that can be layered on top of any blockchain-based cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. Running a lightning node is not only a simple way to transfer funds instantly using Bitcoin, it’s also a cool way to learn about how the lightning…

Enabling instant decentralized transactions using micropayment channels and Bitcoin — Many in the Bitcoin community eventually want to see Bitcoin being used as a global currency, used for everyday transactions. …

Secured By Tor — In June, I started learning more about Bitcoin, decentralized peer-to-peer electronic cash. You can read more about Bitcoin in this article. Running a full Bitcoin node is a good way to learn more about Bitcoin and see the Blockchain in action. Running a node also helps strengthen the Bitcoin network. Components & Their Uses …

Bitcoin is decentralized peer-to-peer electronic cash, which means that there is no third party(like a bank or other financial institution) involved in transactions. The goal of Bitcoin is to avoid any centralized control of funds when making a transaction. Bitcoin is also seen as an eventual currency replacement, which will…

Earlier this year I decided that I wanted to create a personal chatbot. Lately, I had started spending a lot of my time on my computer because of remote school and wanted a chatbot to make things run smoother. Can you think of anything cooler than having a digital assistant…

I’m sure that you’ve probably heard of computer vision, a pretty self-explanatory term: giving the computer the ability to “see”. A more technical definition, however, would be the following: giving the computer the ability to analyze an image and correctly classify the image into its respective category. In this article…