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Overview of Modern C++
If you're into C#, Python or Rust, you might wonder what it is about C++ that is "modern". Modern C++ refers to all revisions of the standard since C++11. There has been
one every 3 years and the next one is C++26.

Matt
Jun 30


Harvesting Surplus Energy
Someone invented a flexible way to monetise any type of energy directly at its source, without having to sell it, use it or transport it.

Matt
Dec 17, 2025


BA24 in Madeira
Rainbow over Serra de Agua on the beautiful island of Madeira, two days before the start of Bitcoin Atlantis 2024. This was clearly not your standard tech industry event. This was not CES. This was not Consensus. Actually I haven’t felt such a level of excitement for a conf since 2007, when Microsoft was throwing those huge developer conferences in Orlando. Takeaway: PoS Lightning payments work REALLY well at scale when using dedicated terminals (Bitcoinize devices backed up

Matt
Mar 20, 2024


The Machine that Turns Energy into Money
Someone invented a flexible way to monetise any type of energy directly at its source, without having to sell it, use it or transport it.

Matt
Jan 10, 2024


Get Started With Lightning (Christmas 2023 update)
This is a beginner-friendly article meant to be used by anyone curious about how to pay in bitcoin over the Lightning network.

Matt
Apr 11, 2023


Takeaway from the Lightning Summit 2022 in El Salvador
The videos from the event are an excellent education resource that gives tons of pointers to dig into various aspects of Lightning.

Matt
Dec 29, 2022


Programming NFTs: An Introduction
This quick guide will give you some basic starting points on how to code and deploy ERC721/ERC1155 smart contracts to an EVM-based chain.

Matt
Dec 9, 2022


Banking Payments Over An Open Network
There is an opportunity for traditional banking to improve the efficiency of their payments services...

Matt
Aug 31, 2022


Coding NFTs: Overview of Minting Platforms
While preparing a PDF about NFT programming, I have tried minting NFTs on a few platforms to get a feel for it.

Matt
Aug 2, 2022


The Early Internet Gave Us Bad Habits
Because we have been conditioned to using things for free on the Internet for the past thirty years, we still struggle with the idea that...

Matt
Jun 24, 2022


Bitcoin and Energy: Key Figures
This article is a collection of resources on Bitcoin mining and energy metrics. I keep updating it with the latest figures.

Matt
Jun 4, 2022


Smart Contract Programming Resources
Keeping track of my favourite resources about safe Solidity programming and how to write code that minimises the risk of exploits.

Matt
May 21, 2022
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