“Stratum V2 is an updated version of the well-known Stratum mining protocol. It allows miners to create their own block templates, which helps reduce the centralization of mining pools. Unlike the original Stratum, setting up Stratum V2 is a bit more involved because it requires running your own Bitcoin node to generate block templates. This…
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Setting up a Bitcoin node for Stratum V2 (hacker’s way)
This guide will explain to you how to install all the required software to run Stratum V2 mining node. For people who want a ready made solution you should check the guide on how to install a tool called “Stratum in a box”. To keep this blog post short, the hardware requirements are also listed…
Bitcoin Dust Horizon
In this time of rising Bitcoin fees, I want to share a concept that is rarely discussed in Bitcoin circle: To give it a name I decided call this concept the “Dust Horizon”. ‘Dust Horizon’ is like a black hole, where UTXOs diminish to a point of no return, their value eclipsed by fees, thus…
Badass media center for your TV
Modern TVs have turned into privacy nightmares, with their smart features collecting and sharing our data, hidden product placements, and unskippable ads. Escaping their digital panopticon becomes increasingly difficult. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to safeguard our privacy: refrain from connecting the TV to the internet and opt for a third-party media center to…
Pixel Perfection in Godot 4
Sadly for some reason Godot 4 made pixel art more challenging to achieve but nonetheless its possible to configure the engine to achieve pretty good results. Project Settings Open the project setting menu and in Display > Window In my case the resolution of my game is 640×360 Size Section Viewport Width: 640 Viewport Height:…
Using Midjourney to create beautiful pixel art
We’re moving the orange pill simulator to Godot 4.0x, which entails an extensive overhaul of old content. While it may be time-consuming, it presents an excellent opportunity to revamp older sections of the game. Time for a better welcome screen The welcome screen is one of the original game sections that we created, and it…
The Orange Pill Simulator first in-game footage
So after announcing in the previous blog article the orange pill simulator, here is a short clip showing an example of a transaction made by using the In-Game wallet. More footage will be shared in the coming months, stay tuned! Follow me on twitter Support the project by donating on Tallycoin
The Orange Pill Simulator Project
TLDR; For more than a year now, we have been working on a game to teach people how to use Bitcoin. We are seeking crowdfunding in order to add more content and to release it. (Long explanation below) Writing a description for this thing for general audiences is bloody hard. There’s nothing to relate it…