Why I Chose the Samsung T7 Shield for My Bitcoin Node So I am building a Bitcoin Lightning node on an old computer—specifically a 2012 Mac Mini with a small 500 GB hard drive (HDD). Because my internal

Introduction: So I fired up my Mac Mini and started investigating external hard drives and connectors, for the external hard drive to the Mac Mini. The plan is to attach a new SSD drive, 2 Terabyte size

Dear Readers, There is a town called Augusta Georgia, where one of the biggest golf tournaments in the USA is played every year, called The Masters. The small toen gets thousands of vositors and there

Introduction: I wrote the first article about the Augusta Rule as a conversational essay to introduce the idea. I hope the plain English explanation made you feel comfortable reading and understanding

As I read about the Liquid blockchain hack, exploit, and robbery... I am reminded of one of my favorite talking points about cryptocurrency: cryptocurrency wallets are cryptographically protected, but

Dear Splinterlands Player: There is a community on Hive devoted to taxes and recently this topic has been raised; How to Do Crypto Taxes? It seems complicated in the USA, but there are options to have

Hello Tax Fans, As a gamer I am primarily interested in avoiding tax headaches related to my meager earnings from games like Splinterlands. One big reason taxes in the USA are so crazy is that you could

As I watch the news of the latest US sanctions against Iran, which have been described as the most smothering financial sanctions ever enacted against any country and at any time, I am reminded that extreme

What Happened in the Trust Wallet Hack? What Went Wrong? On Christmas Day in 2025, hackers broke into a computer update for Trust Wallet’s Google Chrome extension. They hid bad code inside version 2.68

introduction: Calling the place where you keep your Bitcoin Private Key a "wallet" is one of the biggest mistakes in technology. When you hear the word "wallet," you probably think

A better way... In 2008, a mysterious person (or group) named Satoshi Nakamoto wrote a short, famous original proposal letter (whitepaper) about a new kind of money called Bitcoin. Then Satoshi created

Bitcoin is designed to only ever have 21 million bitcoin. The software which created bitcoin, was written to only allow 21 million bitcoin to be printed in over 100 years. No one can ever print any more

Introduction I recently paid 10 HBD for Premium status on InLeo. Since it’s been a while since Khal wrote about the feature set—and we all know Khal is constantly updating and improving things here—I decided

Introduction: In 2020, a group of everyday users got together to launch Hive. They wanted a new kind of social network that no single boss could control. On traditional social sites like Facebook or TikTok,

How Hive Works Bitcoin uses heavy electricity and powerful computers to run its network. Hive is different. It is built for fast speed, social media, and true content ownership without wasting energy.

Introduction: This is my therory about what may have happened to LeoStrategy, a project many of us thought was going to succeed from the start because the core concept was simple and strong, we didn't

What if the majority here was less greedy instead of take take take? What if there were no silly quality gate keepers? What if our biggest whale actually cared for the worth of his stake? What if we all

Introduction In 2020, a passionate global community faced an unprecedented threat: a centralized hostile takeover attempt of their decentralized social ecosystem. Rather than surrendering their digital

Dear Fellow Hivers: Brace yourselves for a heavy update regarding the cryptographic landscape and Hive's presence on Binance: * The Impending Axe Falls: Binance has struck a major blow, officially signaling

Calling these devices "wallets" is one of the most confusing ideas in technology. When people hear "hardware wallet," they picture a physical leather wallet holding cash inside. They