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Why bitcoin only?
Max Hillebrand made a great video that explains why being bitcoin only makes sense.
Getting Started:
Read this explanation, it's only ~800 words and takes 4 minutes to read.
Bitcoin?
Written by Greg Walker
What is bitcoin?
Bitcoin is an electronic payment system, but really it’s just a computer program.
When you run the program, it connects to other computers running the same program all over the world. This creates a massive network of computers that can communicate and share information with each other. All of this happens for one reason… to share a file, and this file is called the blockchain.
The blockchain is a file that contains transactions. Anyone can make a transaction and insert it in to a computer on the network. From here, it will be passed from computer to computer until everyone has a copy. Eventually, this transaction makes it in to the blockchain.
However, there’s a problem.
You can actually insert two conflicting transactions in to the network at the same time. For example, you can buy a pizza in one transaction, then create another transaction and use the same bitcoin to buy some beer. If you insert both of these transactions in to different ends of the network at the same time, some computers will get the pizza transaction first, and some computers will get the beer transaction first.
Who should get the bitcoin?
Both of these transactions can’t be written to the file, as that would be a “double-spend”. Still, we have a network of computers with conflicting transactions on them, and no single computer is in charge. So how can we decide?
Bitcoin solves this problem through a system called “mining”. Instead of writing all new transactions on to the blockchain (and writing double-spends on to the file), all new transactions get held in a waiting area called the “memory pool”. From here, each computer can collect the transactions from their memory pool in to a “block”, and try to add this block of transactions on to the blockchain. Whoever adds their block on to the blockchain first decides which transaction makes it.
So this is where the competition starts…
Each computer starts by putting their block (every block is different) through what’s called a “hash function”. This hash function takes in a block, and scrambles it to produce a random number from it. Unusual, I know, but this is what hash functions do. Interestingly, nobody knows what number a hash function will spit out based on the data you feed in to it – you just have to try it and find out.
Anyway, the contest here is to try and get a number from this hash function (or to be precise, a “block hash”) that is below a certain threshold number. If you can manage to get a low enough number from your block, you can add it on to the blockchain.
And that’s the competition.
For example, let’s say I have the beer transaction in my memory pool. I will construct a block, put that beer transaction inside it, then put that block through the hash function. If the number that comes out isn’t below the threshold, my attempt has failed. However, I can always make a tiny adjustment to the data inside the block (e.g. add a bit of extra data to the end of the block), and put it through the hash function again.
So “mining” basically involves hashing my block as fast as I can, trying to be the first to get a result below the threshold. If I get lucky, I will be the first computer on the network to do so. If this happens, I can send this block to all the other computers on the network, and they will add it on to their blockchain. Then, because this block contains the beer transaction, the conflicting pizza transaction gets kicked out of memory.
So by pure luck and randomness, the beer transaction is the one that makes it in to the blockchain.
The beer transaction may have entered the network slightly after the pizza transaction, but it doesn’t matter. It just so happened that a computer with the beer transaction in its memory was able to build a block and get a low enough hash for it before anyone else, so all nodes accept this block and add it to their file. Any conflicting transactions that are in memory get thrown away.
Upon receiving this new successful block, nodes will drop the current block they were working on and go back in to their memory pool to create a new one. This means that the blockchain is constantly being built, with new blocks of transactions being added on to the chain roughly every 10 minutes.
As a result, we have a system where anyone can insert transactions in to a network of computers, and these computers will all work hard to try and add them on to a shared file.
Thanks to this system of “mining” (preventing any double-spends from being written to the file), we have created an electronic payment system that runs over a network of computers, and it all runs without a cental point of control.
That’s Bitcoin.

Getting Started:
Download Bitcoin Core & Specter Desktop to get started for free today Windows Tutorial.
Hardware
These hardware projects explicitly state that they support bitcoin only.
Node: Buy (Plug and Play)
Project | Description |
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MyNode | Full Stack - Low Cost |
Nodl | Full Stack - Feature Rich |
Nodl Samourai | Full Stack - RAID backups |
Raspiblitz | Full Stack [EU) | USA] |
Node: DIY
Project | Description |
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Bitcoin Core - Guide | Install Core on your computer |
MyNode - Guide | Full Stack (Rock64 / Pi3 / Pi4) |
Node Launcher | UI to install Full Stack on PC |
Samourai DOJO | Full Node with API (PC / Pi4) |
Raspibolt / Raspiblitz | Lightning Node (Pi3 / Pi4) |
RoninDojo | Full Stack (Rockpro 64 / Pi4 / Odroid N2) |
The Bitcoin Machines | Custom made enclosure, heatsink & SATA Expansion |
Thundroid | Lightning Node (Odroid HC2) |
Umbrel | Full Stack (Pi4) |
Other DIY Bitcoin Hardware | Other DIY Hardware Projects |
Other Hardware
Project | Description |
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Bitpiggys | Piggybank + Opendime |
Blockclock | Electromechanical Bitcoin Interface |
Blockclock Mini | Digital Bitcoin Interface |
Coldbit | Bitcoin Mnemonic Seed Backup |
ColdCard | Cold Storage Hardware Wallet |
Hodlinox | Bitcoin Mnemonic Seed Backup |
Opendime * | Bitcoin Bearer Bond |
Revealer | Optical Seed Encryption Tool |
Specter DIY (Video) | DIY Cold Storage Hardware Wallet |
* Currently only Bitcoin versions exist. NVK says this will probably always be the case.
Getting Started:
Desktop: Download Bitcoin Core & Specter Desktop
iOS: Download Blue Wallet
Android: Download Samourai Wallet
Wallets
These wallets have explicitly stated that they support bitcoin only .
It is very important that you learn how to backup your mnemonic seed & that if you use a passphrase you back that up too. Read this document to learn more about backing up your wallet and check out the privacy page. See this report for a comparison of the features of many of the wallets listed below.
On-Chain
Project | Description | Platform |
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ABCore | Bitcoin Core Full Node for Android | Android |
Armory | Cold Storage & Multisig | Desktop |
Bitcoin Core | Full node & Bitcoin wallet. | Desktop |
Blue Wallet | Feature Rich Bitcoin Wallet [1] | iOS, Android & Mac |
Caravan | Stateless Multisig Coordinator. | Desktop |
Electrum | The most feature rich bitcoin desktop wallet available today. | Desktop & Android |
Fully Noded (BETA) | Bitcoin Core GUI for iOS device | iOS |
GreenAddress | Desktop companion to Blockstream Green mobile wallet. | Deskop |
Hexa Wallet | Relatively new Shamir Secret Sharing based recovery wallet | iOS & Android |
Hodl Wallet | Relatively new wallet with simple UI. | iOS & Android |
Lily Wallet | Relatively new multisig wallet with simple UI. | Desktop |
Muun Wallet | Relatively new wallet with novel multi-sig 2-of-2 spending. | Android |
Samourai Wallet | The most feature rich and advanced bitcoin wallet available on Android today. | Android |
Sparrow Wallet | Relatively new desktop wallet for single sig and multi-sig. | Desktop |
Specter | Relatively new desktop GUI for Bitcoin Core optimised to work with hardware wallets | Desktop |
Wasabi Wallet | Privacy focused Bitcoin wallet, that implements trustless coin shuffling | Desktop |
Lightning
Project | Description | Platform |
---|---|---|
BLW | A standalone SPV Bitcoin node with a fully functional built-in Lightning node. | Android |
Breez | Mobile Non-Custodial Wallet [0] | iOS & Android (Beta) |
Eclair | Lightning Node Software | Desktop |
Eclair Mobile | Lightning-ready Bitcoin wallet | Android |
Phoenix | Lightning-only Bitcoin wallet | Android |
Sats App | Mobile Non-Custodial Wallet connected to Casa Node | iOS & Android (Beta) |
Zap | Desktop Lightning Wallet. Mobile LND Interface | Desktop, iOS & Android |
Zeus | Mobile app for LND users | iOS & Android |
Closed Source
Project | Description | Platform |
---|---|---|
Casa Keymaster | Multisig Bitcoin [0] | iOS & Android |
Nunchuk | Multisig Bitcoin [New] - Frontend is closed source | Desktop |
Custodial Accounts
Project | Description | Platform |
---|---|---|
Blue Wallet | Bitcoin & Lightning wallet [1] | iOS & Android |
Bottlepay | Lightning Social Tipping [2] | Web |
Opennode | Accept Bitcoin & Lightning payments [3] | Web |
Tippin.me | Lightning Social Tipping [4] | Web |
Wallet of Satoshi | Lightning only wallet [5] | iOS & Android |
Android
BLW Breez Casa Keymaster Electrum Hexa Wallet Hodl Wallet Muun Wallet Samourai Wallet Sats App Phoenix Zeus Zap Blue Wallet [1] Wallet of Satoshi [2] Tippin.me [3]
iOS
Breez Casa Keymaster Fully Noded (BETA) Hexa Wallet Hodl Wallet Sats App Zeus Zap Blue Wallet [1] Wallet of Satoshi [2] Tippin.me [3]
Desktop
Armory Bitcoin Core Caravan Electrum GreenAddress Lily RTL Sparrow Specter Wasabi Wallet Zap Tippin.me [3] opennode [4] Bottlepay [5]
[0] : Google Drive backups allow those companies to access your email address, name and google profile picture. Strongly recommend using a separate google account to use these apps.
[1] : Blue Wallet's Lightning is Custodial by Default but users can opt to connect their app to their own Lightning Node using LNDhub. The On-Chain functionality is non-custodial.
[2] : Bottle.li is fully custodial meaning you do not have your private keys, thus you are not guaranteed full control of your funds
[3] : Opennode is fully custodial meaning you do not have your private keys, thus you are not guaranteed full control of your funds. You can (and should) set reoccurring withdrawals to send any bitcoin you receive to your own wallet.
[4] : Tippin.me is fully custodial meaning you do not have your private keys, thus you are not guaranteed full control of your funds.
[5] : Wallet of Satoshi is fully custodial meaning you do not have your private keys, thus you are not guaranteed full control of your funds.
Advanced Users
Dev Tools
Backend Tools
Project | Description |
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Bitcoin Forge | Toolkit for tinkering with scripts, TXs and addresses. |
Bitcoin Optec Dashboard | Detailed Live Bitcoin Stats |
Bitcoin Playground | Explore Raw tx Data |
bitcoin-s | Scala Bitcoin Library |
Braiins OS | Opensource Mining Software |
CoinBin | Web Wallet to learn |
CypherNode | API Server |
Dojo | End-to-end Bitcoin Wallet backing server |
LibreTX | Create Bitcoin tx's to learn |
LNdash | Simple web dashboard for LND |
LNtop | Lightning Network channel management |
Mule Tools | Bitcoin transaction broadcasting |
Node Launcher | Easy Launch Core & LND |
Python Bitcoinlib | Python Bitcoin Library |
WebLN | Interract with LN node via browser |
LEARNING resources
Project | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoin Dev Network | Tutorials for aspiring Bitcoin Dev's |
BitcoinJS & Core CLI | Extensive guide to Bitcoin Javascript |
Bitcoin Reader | Learn about Bitcoin Script (GitHub) |
Command Line Bitcoin | Learning Bitcoin From The Command Line |
Lightning Hood | Information / Resources |
Mastering Bitcoin | How Bitcoin works - high level (Hardcopy | GitHub) |
Programming Bitcoin | How Bitcoin works - technical level (Hardcopy | GitHub) |
Programming the Blockchain in C# | Guide to Bitcoin in C# |
Script Explorer | Learn about Bitcoin Script (GitHub) |
Services
Project | Description |
---|---|
8333.io | Trustless Bitcoin Service Provider |
Blockstream Satellite | Blockchain satellite service |
Meetups
These meetups are bitcoin only. Do your own research before attending (stay safe). To get your meetup added raise an issue..
Meetups: Cyberspace
Meetup | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoin Enemies | 24/7 voice chat. |
Reckless VR | Weekly VR meetup. Also accessible without VR headset and is livestreamed. |
Bitcoin Only VR Downunder | Weekly VR meetup, open to all Bitcoiners. Also accessible without VR headset. |
Meetups: Local
Getting Started:
Watch the following videos:
1) The Bitcoin Standard - Saifedean Ammous on hard money
2) Why Bitcoin Matters - Aleks Svetski on the future of money
3) Bitcoin Genesis - Max Keiser on the origins of bitcoin
4) Bitcoin Explained - BJ Dweck on what bitcoin is
Video Channels
Video Podcasts
Podcast | Description |
---|---|
Noti Satoshi | Spanish Bitcoin News Recap |
Satoshi en Venezuela | Spanish Bitcoin News |
Simply Bitcoin | Daily Bitcoin News |
Tutorials
Class | Description |
---|---|
402PaymentRequired | Step by step Bitcoin software tutorials. |
Bitcoinheiros | Brazilian Portuguese Videos and Tutorials |
KIS Bitcoin | Keep It Simple - Practical Guides |
Ministry of Nodes | Stephan Livera & Ketan's Video Tutorials and Guides |
TFTC Guides | Tales from the Crypt's Guides |
Wasabi Series | Max Hillebrand's Wasabi Wallet Guide |
Other Informative
Channel | Description |
---|---|
Advancing Bitcoin | 11 Superb Presentations * |
Bitcoin Explained | The definitive introduction to what bitcoin is by BJ Dweck. |
BitKnow | Interviews |
Bolt-A-Thon | 9 Superb Presentations + Hackathon |
Hard Money Film | Excellent Short Film About Money |
Hungry Hodler | Engaging, Informative Bitcoin Videos |
Ioni Appelberg | Relatively New Informative Bitcoin Videos |
Justin Moon | Interviews & Presentations |
Learn Me A Bitcoin | 4 Superb Explainer Videos |
Saylor Series | Build the intellectual foundation necessary to understand Bitcoin. |
* Skip 'The Difficulties in ...' & 'Bitcoin Engineering ...' (poor audio)
Companies
Channel | Description |
---|---|
Amber | Aleks Svetski & Amber Promo |
Bull Bitcoin | Francis Pouliot & Bull Bitcoin Promo |
Books
These books explicitly cover bitcoin only.
Book | Synopsis | Author |
---|---|---|
21 Lessons | Superb Bitcoin Lessons | Gigi |
Bitcoin Money (Direct , Amazon) | Bitcoin Story Book for Kids | Michael Caras |
Grokking Bitcoin (Direct) | Illustrated Bitcoin Explainer | Kalle Rosenbaum |
Inventing Bitcoin (Kindle / PDF) | Beginner's intro to bitcoin. | Yan Pritzker |
Q/A about Bitcoin (Direct , Amazon) | Common Questions and Answers | David Coen |
Sovereignty Through Mathematics (Amazon) | Properties of Bitcoin | Knut Svanholm |
The Bitcoin Standard (Hardcopy) | Essential reading. | Saifedean Ammous |
The Little Bitcoin Book (Direct , Amazon) | Intro to Bitcoin | Alex Gladstein , Jimmy Song |
Why Buy Bitcoin: Investing Today in the Money of Tomorrow (Amazon) | Bitcoin and Economics | Andy Edstrom |
More technical resources can be found in dev-tools.
Articles
Title | Description |
---|---|
Gradually then suddenly | Detailed articles exploring bitcoin |
Technical Bitcoin Overview | Understanding the technical side of bitcoin |
Why Bitcoin | Security, privacy, and freedom of your money |
Periodicals
These periodicals explicitly cover bitcoin only.
Class | Description |
---|---|
Citadel 21 | Monthly Bitcoin Cultural Zine |
Lightning Hood Round Up | Weekly Summary of Bitcoin and Lightning Network News |
The Bitcoin Times | A Beautiful, Informative and Stylish Publication released 2-3 times per year. |
Classes
These classes explicitly cover bitcoin only.
Class | Description |
---|---|
21 Lectures (Beginner) | 2-day Course (In development) |
21 Lectures (Advanced) | 4-day Course |
Bitcoin Lessons | App based lessons |
Bitcoin Studio | 1-day Workshops |
Buidl Bootcamp | 6-week Course (20h/week) online |
Learn Me A Bitcoin | 1-day Workshop |
Programming Blockchain | 2-day Seminar |
Programming With Bitcoin | 2-day Workshop |
Smart Custody | 1-day Workshop |
Teach Bitcoin | 4-week Course (10h/week) online |
The Bitcoin Standard Academy | 10-week Course online |
Websites
These websites explicitly cover bitcoin only.
Class | Description |
---|---|
10hoursofbitcoin | Links to 10h of Bitcoin Lessons |
Bitcoin Designed | Striking Bitcoin Infographics |
Bitcoin Explained | Comprehensive intro with curated links |
Bitcoin Q & A | Extensive Questions & Answers |
Bitcoin Rabbit Hole | Index of Bitcoin Content |
Bitcoin Resources | Comprehensive Bitcoin Book/Article/Podcast List |
Bitcoin Slides | Comprehensive Slides |
Bitcoin Translated | Russian Translations of Articles & Books |
Bitcoin.org | Bitcoin information |
BitKnow | Quality Bitcoin Blog |
Chaincode Study Groups | Bitcoin & Lightning study guides |
Estudio Bitcoin | Resources for Spanish Bitcoiners |
Get Coined | Concise introduction for precoiners |
Hungry Hodler | Informative Bitcoin Evangelizing |
L2B Global | Blog from an OTC desk |
Learn Me A Bitcoin | Bitcoin Explained |
Look Into Bitcoin | Live valuation charts |
Ministry Of Nodes | Articles, Videos and Workshops/Webinars |
Nakamoto Institute | Everything Satoshi |
River Learning Center | Basics Guide & Glossary |
Towards Liberty | Open Source Bitcoin Archive |
Veriphi | Bitcoin Tech Explained |
Why Hold Bitcoin | Reviews, Guides & Resources |
WORDS | A monthly Bitcoin journal |
Advanced Reading
Class | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoin Questions | Technical Bitcoin questions |
Lightning Summary | Lightning network deep-dive |
Schnorr / MuSig | Max's Cliffnotes |
Shamir Secret Sharing | Max's Cliffnotes |
Research
Class | Description |
---|---|
Coinjoin Research | Coinjoin Research by 6102bitcoin |
Bitcoin and the Trust Issue: Is Bitcoin adoption accelerated by the abuse of trust? | Bitcoin Research Thesis about Bitcoin and Social Organization |
Cryptoasset consumer research 2020 | Research by the UK FCA |
Podcasts
See the dedicated Podcast section.
Getting Started:
First listen to 'SLP71: Intro to Bitcoin Austrian Thought' by Stephan Livera
Podcasts
These podcasts explicitly cover bitcoin only.
English
Podcast | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoin Audible | Narrations of the best bitcoin articles |
Bitcoin And ... | Bitcoin news & more |
Bit Buy Bit | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Bitcoin Echo Chamber | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Bitcoin Fixes This | @JimmySong Interviewing Bitcoiners |
Bitcoin Kindergarten Live Q&A | Q&A with @Nikcantmine & @My_Livin_Truth |
Bitcoin Matters | Conversations with @Beautyon_ |
Bitcoin Rapid Fire | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Bitcoin Rehab | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Blockdigest | Casual bitcoin news podcast |
Bottomshelf Bitcoin | Putting Bitcoin within everyone's reach |
Citizen Bitcoin | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Fun With Bitcoin | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Noded | Michael Goldstein and Pierre Rochard |
Once BITten! | Daniel Prince |
Reckless Review | Lawrence Nahum & Udi Wertheimer |
Stephan Livera | Bitcoin and Austrian Economics |
Swan Signal | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
TFTC21 | Tales from the crypt |
The Bitcoin Basics Podcast | Bitcoin for Beginners |
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast | Weekly Bitcoin & Economics Seminars w/ Saifedean Ammous |
The Chaincode Podcast | Interviews with Bitcoin Engineers |
The Total Connector | Interviews with Bitcoiners |
Wake Up Podcast | Interviews with Bitcoiners w/ Aleks Svetski |
Dutch
Podcast | Description |
---|---|
De Bitcoin Show | Weekly bitcoin news |
Beginnen met Bitcoin | Explaining all of Bitcoin |
German
Podcast | Description |
---|---|
Einundzwanzig - Der Bitcoin Podcast | German weekly bitcoin podcast |
Portuguese
Podcast | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoinheiros | Brazilian Portuguese Podcast |
Video Podcasts
See the dedicated Videos section.
Getting Started:
Check tx's & the mempool with Mempool.Space
Network
Explorers
These explorers support bitcoin only.
Name | Description |
---|---|
BTC RPC | Opensource Bitcoin Explorer |
Entropy Rocks | Bitcoin Explorer & Analytics Platform |
Mempool | Opensource Bitcoin Explorer |
OXT | Advanced Blockchain Explorer |
Yogh Explorer | Bitcoin Blockchain Reader |
Fees / Mempool
Name | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoiner Live | Simple Fee Estimation |
Bitcoinrain | Mempool Visualisation |
BTC moe | Mempool Visualisation |
Mempool.Observer | Mempool / Block Visualisation & Fee Charts |
Mempool.Space | Mempool / Block Visualisation & Fee Charts |
What The Fee | Simple Fee Estimation |
Metrics
Name | Description |
---|---|
Bitbo | Bitcoin & LN Metrics |
BitcoinKPIs | Bitcoin & LN Graphs |
Bitcoin Treasuries | Publicly-Traded Companies Holding Bitcoin |
Clark Moody Dashboard | Bitcoin & LN Metrics |
Offline Bitcoin
Name | Description |
---|---|
Who needs the Internet anyway? | Presentation by Neil Woodfine |
Get Bitcoin
There are many ways you can get bitcoin!
Buy (Suggested)
Buy bitcoin as you would buy anything else (without having to prove your identity).
You may be able to buy bitcoin at your local meetup or a nearby bitcoin ATM.
Name | Description | Location |
---|---|---|
Azte.co | Buy | Global |
SBB Railway Station | Buy | Switzerland |
You can buy a fraction of a bitcoin, so don't let a high price per bitcoin put you off. Many people are #stackingsats (regularly spending a fixed $ amount on buying bitcoin, also known as Dollar Cost Averaging), you can see that this method has historically been a good way of accumulating bitcoin by looking at hodl.camp.
Buy (Other)
If you want to use KYC onramps (despite the risks) there are the following bitcoin-only options:
Name | Description | Location | AutoDCA |
---|---|---|---|
Amber | Buy & Sell | Australia | Yes |
Bitaroo | Buy & Sell | Australia | Yes | Bitonic | Buy & Sell | Netherlands | ? |
BullBitcoin | Buy & Sell | Canada | Yes |
Cash App | Buy & Sell | USA | Yes |
Coinfloor | Buy & Sell | UK | Yes |
FastBitcoins | Buy & Sell | Canada & UK | Yes |
GiveBitcoin | Buy | USA | No |
Graaf | Buy | Canada | No |
Relai | Buy & Sell | Switzerland | Yes |
River Financial | Buy & Sell | USA | Yes |
Stackinsat | Buy | EU | Yes |
Strike | Buy & Sell | USA | No |
Swan Bitcoin | Buy | USA | Yes |
VBTC | Buy & Sell | Vietnam | No |
xsats | Buy | UK | Yes |
Mine
Long gone are the days that you could mine Bitcoin using common hardware. Bitcoin mining is now dominated by specialist hardware powered by low cost electricity. This video gives a simple overview.
Earn
Name | Description |
---|---|
Hangar Six Gaming | Lightning gaming |
jfgi [*] | Bitcoin Fundraising |
LNDwork | Micro-Freelancing |
MicroLancer | Micro-Freelancing |
Paywall Link | Easily paywall content |
TallyCoin [*] | Bitcoin Fundraising |
[*] : Tallycoin & jfgi could at any time swap out your donation address for their own.
Cashback
Getting Started:
Bitcoin enables anyone to tap into a truly global marketplace. Consider the impact on your privacy if you buy goods which link to your identity or require physical delivery. It's best to avoid getting things delivered to your home address for this reason.
Spend Bitcoin
Donate
Name | Description |
---|---|
Bitcoin Dev List | Various Bitcoin Developers |
Services
Name | Description |
---|---|
Art Design by SF | Custom art & graphic design. |
Tools
Name | Description |
---|---|
Bitscribble | Write 40 bytes of data to the blockchain |
BullBitcoin | Non-Custodial Bitcoin Services |
Bylls | Pay Bills (Canada) |
Fold App | Buy Vouchers with Bitcoin Cashback |
Host4Coins | VPS Hosting |
LNsms | Send texts worldwide and pay with Lightning |
paybtc | Pay any Australian bank account or BPAY bill with Bitcoin |
Spacebit | Send messages via satellite |
Woleet | Timestamping Service |
Voltage | Cloud Lightning Node Hosting |
Fun & Play
Name | Description |
---|---|
Fair Poker | Provably Fair Bitcoin Poker |
Moneni | Lightning Games |
Lightning Puzzle | Set / Solve Puzzles |
LNgames.net | Lightning Games |
Pollo Feed | Feed Chickens |
Satoshis Game Of Life | Conway's Game of Life |
Satoshis Games | Original Lightning Games |
Satoshis Place | Lightning Canvas |
Remember to check that gambling sites are fair, fairlightning.network helps check this.
Stores
Name | Description |
---|---|
1.21 Jigawatts | Stamps, Stickers & More |
21X | Bitcoin Art, Designs, and Merchandise |
Arnhem Bitcoin City | A Bitcoin Friendly City |
Bitcoin Shirt | Bitcoin Merchandise |
Bitcoin Tunnels | Clothing, Mugs & More |
Bitko Yinowsky | Bitcoin Art |
BTC Pins | Bitcoin Lapel Pins & Stickers |
CryptoCloaks | 3D Printed Cases & Custom Nodes |
DIYnodes | Bitcoin Nodes & More |
Konsensus Network | The Bitcoin Publishing House |
Layer One BTC | Bitcoin apparel and more |
Liberty Mugs | Mugs, T-shirts & More |
Lightning Hood | Consultation, T-shirts & More |
Lightning Hosted | Simple Image Hosting |
Mt. Socks | Socks |
Original Satoshi | Stickers & More |
PirateHash | Bitcoin curiosities and educational materials. |
Quinsolo | Coasters, Magnets & More |
Sats Ledger | Bitcoin Savings Book For Kids |
SHAmory | Card Game. Teaches kids how Bitcoin mining works |
Start 2 Bitcoin | Fun Bitcoin Info Pack |
Von Bitcoin | T-Shirts, Prints, & More |
Wears My Liberty | Liberty Shirts, Hats, Hoodies & More |
Remind yourself of the buying power of a Satoshi with live-bitcoin-price.
Store Tools
These tools help you accept bitcoin only.
Name | Description |
---|---|
BullBitcoin | Non-Custodial Bitcoin Services |
chainside | Payments Processor |
lnpay | Lighting Network payments processor |
opennode | Payments Processor * |
paid.co | Sell things for Bitcoin (uses OpenNode) * |
[*] : Opennode is fully custodial meaning you do not have your private keys, thus you are not guaranteed full control of your funds. You can (and should) set reoccurring withdrawals to send any bitcoin you receive to your own wallet. You are now also required to submit KYC Documentation to be an Opennode merchant.
Conferences
These conferences are bitcoin only.
Upcoming
Conference | Location | Dates |
---|---|---|
Bear Arms N' Bitcoin | Round Rock, TX / USA | 2021 / Apr / 10-11th |
Bitcoin 2021 | Los Angeles, CA / USA | 2021 / Apr / 30-1st |
Portland Bitcoin Conf | Portland, OR / USA | 2021 / May / 23rd |
Looking Back
Conference | Past Content |
---|---|
Bit Block Boom! | 2020: 1 | 2 | 3 |
Bitcoin Only India | Feb 2020 |
The Lightning Conference | 2019 |
Portland Bitcoin Conf | 2019 |
Advancing Bitcoin | 2019 |
Baltic Honeybadger | 2019: Day 1 | Day 2 / 2018 |
Bitcoin Is | 2019 |
Bolt-a-thon | 2019 |
Breaking Bitcoin | 2019: Day 1 | Day 2 |
Lightning Hack Day | 2019: Day 1 | Day 2 |
Paralelna Polis | None Found |
Scaling Bitcoin | 2019: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Unconfiscatable | 2019 |
Understanding BTC | 2019: Day 1 | Day 2 |
Value of Bitcoin Conf | 2019 |
Getting Started:
Read my FAQ on how to Hold bitcoin Privately.
Privacy
Preserve your privacy when using bitcoin.
CoinJoin Tools
Communication Tools
Name | Unique Perks | Learn More |
---|---|---|
Juggernaut | End-to-end encrypted messaging over the lightning network. | Text |
Sphinx | Group messaging over the lightning network. | Text |
information
Contact
Have any questions? Need some help? Please do get in touch and I'll do my best to help.
Requirements
New Project Requirements
For a new project to be listed on bitcoin-only it must simply meet the following two requirements;
Requirement | |
---|---|
1. | Support bitcoin. |
2. | Not Support Altcoins. |
we've changed, We are now bitcoin-only!
People make mistakes (such as supporting / promoting altcoins) and my belief is that if a project is now genuinely bitcoin only it is welcome.
That said, if a company previously supported altcoins and then switches to be bitcoin only how do we know that they won't switch back?
It's for this reason that to be listed, companies that switch to being bitcoin only must also meet the following additional requirement;
Requirement | |
---|---|
3. | Publicly explain why they became bitcoin only and remove/update any old public information in which altcoins are promoted. |
These requirements are a good way to filter out those companies who are actually committed to being bitcoin only vs. those jumping on the bandwagon.
It also serves a secondary purpose - to help educating those users who are not (yet) bitcoin only and begin to counteract the damage caused by previously supporting altcoins.
Note: This is a prerequisite for being evaluated for addition and meeting these requirements does not guarantee you will be added.
How do I get my project added?
Simply make an issue on the GitHub repo by following this link and clicking the Content Suggestion - Get Started
button (see below image).
Replace the words in CAPITAL LETTERS and click Sumbit New Issue
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Please let us know if you mention bitcoin-only.com on your podcast / website!
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1) Print it out
2) Put it up somewhere busy
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Peers
Site Content
We are proud to have supported/worked with the following peers on site content.
Peer | 📤 We Gave | 📥 We Received |
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Bitko Yinowsky | - | Main Logo & Page Logos |
Greg Walker | - | Introduction to Bitcoin |
Max Hillebrand | - | Video Series |
Phneep | BTC | Commissioned Art |
Ti Kawamoto | - | Old Logo |
Wiz | - | Technical Assistance |
Growth
Thanks to all the sites/podcasts that have helped with growth of the site. To accelerate site growth & to support great projects some grassroots promotion has been sponsored.
If I missed your shout out please get in touch and I'll make amends.
A shoutout does not entitle your project to being listed or bump you up the list to be evaluated. Only projects listed on bitcoin-only.com will be featured on this list for helping support our growth.