Bitcoin Nodes & Infrastructure
BIP-110 Split: How to Check Which Chain Your Knots Node Is On
Since August 2026, some Bitcoin Knots nodes follow a different chain from Bitcoin Core. Check yours with bitcoin-cli and mempool.space befor…
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Bitcoin Wallets & Self-Custody
Three Keys From the Same Vendor Are Not Multisig
Multisig only protects you if your keys can't fail together. Same-vendor keys share one RNG, one firmware, one supply chain — one failure, t…
Bitcoin Wallets & Self-Custody
The Coldcard Seed Entropy Flaw (July 2026): Who's at Risk and Exactly What to Do
A Coldcard firmware flaw disclosed in July 2026 made some seeds guessable, and attackers have emptied wallets built on them. Who is affected…
Bitcoin Privacy
Coin Control in Sparrow Wallet: Label and Freeze UTXOs So You Never Merge KYC and No-KYC Coins (2026)
Coin control in Sparrow lives in the UTXOs tab: turn on the UTXO view, label every coin by source, freeze tainted or dust UTXOs, and pre-sel…
Bitcoin Nodes & Infrastructure
Bitcoin Core vs Bitcoin Knots in 2026: Which Node Software Should You Run?
Bitcoin Core vs Bitcoin Knots in 2026, explained without tribalism. Updated 3 Nov 2026: since the BIP-110 split and Knots 29.4.1's BLAKE2b h…
Bitcoin Education & Beginners
Buy Bitcoin Without ID Verification: A Safe, Honest Guide for Beginners (2026)
Can a normal person buy bitcoin without ID, and is it safe and legal? Plain-language answer up top, then the real no-KYC options ranked by e…
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