https://steffenkd.de/articles/bitcoin/ Recent content in English on steffenkd Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://steffenkd.de/articles/bitcoin/what_is_bitcoin/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://steffenkd.de/articles/bitcoin/what_is_bitcoin/ <p>Watch as video on treechat: <a href="https://app.treechat.com/p/e466a8ff-d003-4cf9-acf9-b0f14fb4d0d8">https://app.treechat.com/p/e466a8ff-d003-4cf9-acf9-b0f14fb4d0d8</a></p> <p>As an additional option, you can also read this article as a PDF on the blockchain if you want.<br> <a href="https://ordinals.gorillapool.io/content/ec6c569ef40809f736082b8706fcc7d1ff74fe8c991a3eb46d1910eda780c6af_0">https://ordinals.gorillapool.io/content/ec6c569ef40809f736082b8706fcc7d1ff74fe8c991a3eb46d1910eda780c6af_0</a></p> <hr> <!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="tldrsummary" --> <h2 class="header-anchor-wrapper">TLDR/Summary: <a href="#tldrsummary" class="header-anchor-link"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1rem" height="1rem" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <line x1="4" y1="9" x2="20" y2="9"></line><line x1="4" y1="15" x2="20" y2="15"></line><line x1="10" y1="3" x2="8" y2="21"></line><line x1="16" y1="3" x2="14" y2="21"></line> </svg> </a> </h2> <p>Bitcoin is a decentralized system design, where users can create accounts themselves and then pay a small fee to a server provider to timestamp their interactions on the network.</p> https://steffenkd.de/articles/bitcoin/bitcoin_whitepaper/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://steffenkd.de/articles/bitcoin/bitcoin_whitepaper/ <!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="bitcoin-whitepaper" --> <h2 class="header-anchor-wrapper">Bitcoin Whitepaper <a href="#bitcoin-whitepaper" class="header-anchor-link"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1rem" height="1rem" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <line x1="4" y1="9" x2="20" y2="9"></line><line x1="4" y1="15" x2="20" y2="15"></line><line x1="10" y1="3" x2="8" y2="21"></line><line x1="16" y1="3" x2="14" y2="21"></line> </svg> </a> </h2> <hr> <p>TABLE OF CONTENTS</p> <p>Abstract</p> <ol> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Transactions</li> <li>Timestamp Server</li> <li>Proof-of-Work</li> <li>Network</li> <li>Incentive</li> <li>Reclaiming Disk Space</li> <li>Simplified Payment Verification</li> <li>Combining and Splitting Value</li> <li>Privacy</li> <li>Calculations</li> <li>Conclusion</li> </ol> <p>References</p> <hr> <!-- end-chunk --> <!-- begin-chunk data-anchor="bitcoin-a-peer-to-peer-electronic-cash-system" --> <h2 class="header-anchor-wrapper">Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System <a href="#bitcoin-a-peer-to-peer-electronic-cash-system" class="header-anchor-link"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1rem" height="1rem" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"> <line x1="4" y1="9" x2="20" y2="9"></line><line x1="4" y1="15" x2="20" y2="15"></line><line x1="10" y1="3" x2="8" y2="21"></line><line x1="16" y1="3" x2="14" y2="21"></line> </svg> </a> </h2> <hr> <p>Abstract</p>