Technology and Engineering

From "Bitcoin-Qt" to "Bitcoin Core": How the Name Evolution Reflects Changes in the Bitcoin Client and Development Community Historical Background Origins of Bitcoin-Qt: In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto rel...

Revelations from Bitcoin's Historical Vulnerabilities on the Evolution of Security Models Studying major vulnerabilities in Bitcoin's history (such as the value overflow incident) reveals the evolutio...

Impact on Market and Community Confidence If approximately 1 million bitcoins believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto ("Satoshi's Treasure") were moved, it would deliver a significant shock to the cryp...

The Evolution of Bitcoin's Narrative from "Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" to "Digital Gold" The Bitcoin whitepaper (2008) initially defined it as a "peer-to-peer electronic cash system," aiming ...

Lessons from the Mt. Gox Collapse and Its Impact on Exchange Risk Perception Painful Lessons The Fatal Nature of Security Vulnerabilities: Mt.

The Impact of Early Bitcoin Developers' Interactions with Satoshi Nakamoto The interactions between early Bitcoin developers like Hal Finney and Gavin Andresen with Satoshi Nakamoto profoundly influen...

Satoshi Nakamoto's Core Design Philosophy for Bitcoin's Long-Term Development By analyzing Satoshi Nakamoto’s emails, forum posts, and code annotations, the core design philosophy can be inferred as f...

Impact of Block Reward Reduction on Mining Energy Consumption Patterns As Bitcoin block rewards gradually decrease (e.g., halving every four years), transaction fees are becoming the primary revenue s...

Energy Efficiency Advantages of Proof of Stake (PoS) and Bitcoin's Sustainability The Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism significantly reduces energy consumption by allowing validators to create new block...

Carbon Credits and Carbon-Neutral Mining Farms: Feasibility and Greenwashing Risk Analysis In the Bitcoin mining sector, carbon credits and carbon-neutral mining farms are viewed as potential solution...

Is the Remaining Hash Rate Sufficient to Ensure Network Security? Bitcoin network security heavily relies on global hash rate. A higher hash rate makes it more difficult for attackers to launch 51% at...

Solutions to Address E-Waste from Bitcoin Mining ASIC Hardware The rapid obsolescence of Bitcoin mining ASIC hardware generates substantial electronic waste.

Background Associated gas, the natural gas produced during oil extraction, is often flared or vented due to lack of collection and transportation infrastructure, leading to energy waste and environmen...

Analysis of Bitcoin's Energy Consumption Efficiency and Legitimacy From the perspective that "energy is the cornerstone of civilization," energy utilization should serve the progress and well-being of...

Can Bitcoin Mining Promote the Development of Renewable Energy? Bitcoin mining (verifying transactions and earning rewards by solving cryptographic puzzles) consumes vast amounts of electricity, spark...

Is it fair and meaningful to compare Bitcoin mining's energy consumption with the energy footprints of traditional banking, gold mining, or the military industry? Why? Is it fair and meaningful? Yes, ...

Analysis of the Overlooked Value in Bitcoin Energy Consumption Criticisms 1. Overview of Energy Consumption Criticisms Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work (PoW) mechanism has drawn criticism for its energy usage:...

Why Do Bitcoin Culture and Narratives Vary Significantly Across Different Countries and Regions? The differences in Bitcoin culture and narratives stem from the diversity of economic, political, socia...

Does the Emergence of Bitcoin Represent a Large-Scale Social Experiment of Austrian School Economic Thought? Yes, the emergence of Bitcoin can be viewed as a large-scale social experiment of Austrian ...

Ethical Responsibilities of Owning Bitcoin Owning Bitcoin may indeed entail new ethical responsibilities, particularly concerning environmental impact.