Publications

Below you will find a list of some of my contributions to Bitcoin documentation over the past several years. I especially enjoyed working on the articles whose titles I’ve bolded.

2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

2023

• 2023-11-15 / O’Reilly Media
  Mastering Bitcoin, third edition
  Writer

• 2023-10-25 / Bitcoin Optech
  Replacement cycling vulnerability against HTLCs
  Writer

• 2023-08-23 / Bitcoin Optech
  Fraud proofs for outdated backup state
  Writer

• 2023-05-31 / Bitcoin Optech
  Proposal for a managed joinpool protocol (Ark)
  Writer

• 2023-05-10 / Bitcoin Optech
  Celebrating Optech Newsletter #250
  Writer

• 2023-04-12 / Bitcoin Optech
  Splicing specification discussions
  Writer

• 2023-03-29 / Bitcoin Optech
  Preventing stranded capital with multiparty channels and channel factories
  Writer

• 2023-01-18 / Bitcoin Optech
  Proposal for new vault-specific opcodes
  Writer

• 2023-01-11 / Bitcoin Optech
  Non-interactive LN channel open commitments
  Writer

2022

• 2022-12-21 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #231: 2022 Year-in-Review Special
  Writer

• 2022-07-20 / Bitcoin Optech
  Long-term block reward ongoing discussion
  Writer

2021

• 2021-12-22 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #180: 2021 Year-in-Review Special
  Writer

• 2021-11-03 /
  Submitting transactions directly to miners
  Writer

• 2021-08-05 / Brink.dev
  What To Expect When Applying For A Brink Grant
  Writer

• 2021-07-28 / Bitcoin Optech
  C-Lightning #4639 adds experimental support for liquidity advertisements
  Writer

• 2021-06-23 / Bitcoin Optech
  Preparing for taproot (multi-part series)
  Writer

• 2021-03-24 / Bitcoin Optech
  Discussion of quantum computer attacks on taproot
  Writer

• 2021-03-10 / Bitcoin Optech
  Taproot activation discussion
  Writer

2020

• 2020-12-23 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #129: 2020 Year-in-Review Special
  Writer

• 2020-12-16 / Bitcoin Optech
  Proposed improvements to static LN backups
  Writer

• 2020-10-28 / Bitcoin Optech
  Full disclosures of recent LND vulnerabilities
  Writer

• 2020-09-16 / Bitcoin Optech
  Stealing onchain fees from LN HTLCs
  Writer

• 2020-09-02 / Bitcoin Optech
  Witness asymmetric payment channels
  Writer

• 2020-07-01 / Bitcoin Optech
  BIPs #933 adds the BIP339 specification for transaction relay announcement using Witness Transaction Identifiers (wtxids)
  Writer

• 2020-06-17 / Bitcoin Optech
  WabiSabi coordinated coinjoins with arbitrary output values
  Writer

• 2020-06-10 / Bitcoin Optech
  Fee overpayment attack on multi-input segwit transactions
  Writer

• 2020-05-13 / Bitcoin Optech
  An additional taproot signature commitment
  Writer

• 2020-04-29 / Bitcoin Optech
  New attack against LN payment atomicity
  Writer PR

• 2020-02-19 / Bitcoin Optech
  Taproot versus alternatives
  Writer PR

• 2020-02-05 / Bitcoin Optech
  Safety concerns related to precomputed public keys used with schnorr signatures
  Writer PR

• 2020-02-05 / Bitcoin Optech
  Interactive construction of LN funding transactions
  Writer PR

• 2020-01-27 / Bitcoin Optech
  OP_CODESEPARATOR background information
  Writer PR

• 2020-01-15 / Bitcoin Optech
  Description of soft fork activation mechanisms
  Writer PR

2019

• 2019-12-28 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Development 2019 Year-in-Review
  Writer PR

• 2019-11-27 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Core 0.19 released
  Writer PR

• 2019-11-13 / Bitcoin Optech
  Summary of taproot review, week one
  Writer PR

• 2019-11-12 /
  New website feature: topics index
  Writer/web developer PR

• 2019-10-23 / Bitcoin Optech
  Announcement of taproot review
  Writer PR

• 2019-10-16 / Bitcoin Optech
  Conference summary: Cryptoeconomic Systems Summit
  Writer PR

• 2019-09-18 / Bitcoin Optech
  Scaling Bitcoin VI talk summaries
  Writer PR

• 2019-09-18 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Edge Dev++ talk summaries
  Writer PR

• 2019-09-04 / Bitcoin Optech
  SNICKER proposed
  Writer PR

• 2019-08-28 /
  Miniscript request for comments
  Writer PR

• 2019-06-12 / Bitcoin Optech
  Optech celebrates newsletter #50
  Writer PR

• 2019-06-05 / Bitcoin Optech
  Erlay proposed
  Writer PR

• 2019-05-29 / Bitcoin Optech
  Proposed Transaction Output Commitments
  Writer PR

• 2019-05-14 / Bitcoin Optech
  Overview of the taproot & tapscript proposed BIPs
  Writer PR

• 2019-05-07 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Core 0.18.0 released
  Writer PR

• 2019-04-23 / Bitcoin Optech
  Basic BIP158 support merged in Bitcoin Core
  Writer PR

• 2019-03-19 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bech32 sending support
  Writer PR

• 2019-03-12 / Bitcoin Optech
  Scaling Workbook chapter: payment batching
  Writer PR

• 2019-03-12 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Core vulnerability disclosure
  Writer PR

• 2019-03-05 / Bitcoin Optech
  Consensus cleanup background
  Writer

• 2019-03-05 / Bitcoin Optech
  Cleanup soft fork proposal
  Writer

• 2019-02-12 / Bitcoin Optech
  Description of Bitcoin Core PR #14897
  Writer

• 2019-02-05 / Bitcoin Optech
  Notable talks from the Stanford blockchain conference
  Writer

2018

• 2018-12-28 / Bitcoin Optech
  Bitcoin Development 2018 Year-in-Review
  Writer PR

• 2018-12-04 / Bitcoin Optech
  CPFP carve-out
  Writer PR

• 2018-11-20 / Bitcoin Optech
  Slowed block production, increased fees
  Writer PR

• 2018-11-20 / Bitcoin Optech
  Lightning Network 1.1 protocol goals
  Writer PR

• 2018-11-06 / Bitcoin Optech
  Temporary reduction in segwit block production
  Writer PR

• 2018-10-09 / Bitcoin Optech
  Summary of talks from Scaling Bitcoin V
  Writer PR

• 2018-07-24 / Bitcoin Optech
  Description of Bitcoin Core PR #13298
  Writer PR

• 2018-07-10 / Bitcoin Optech
  Featured news: schnorr signature proposed BIP
  Writer PR

• 2018-01-29 / Bitcoin Wiki
  Techniques to reduce transaction fees
  Writer

• 2018-01-17 / Bitcoin Wiki
  Weight units
  Writer

• 2018-01-15 / Bitcoin Wiki
  Dependent transaction fee rates
  Writer

• 2018-01-09 / Bitcoin Wiki
  Transaction fee rates
  Writer

• 2018-01-05 / Bitcoin Wiki
  P2SH²
  Writer

2017

• 2017-10-12 / BitcoinTechTalk.com
  What is a Bitcoin Merklized Abstract Syntax Tree (MAST)?
  Writer

• 2017-08-29 / BitcoinTechTalk.com
  Saving up to 80% on Bitcoin transaction fees by batching payments
  Writer

• 2017-08-24 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 release blog
  Writer PR

• 2017-07-28 / NakamotoInstitute.org
  Against The Minimum Majority Measure
  Writer

• 2017-07-14 / Self-published
  Replies to journalists about BIP148 network disruption
  Writer
  Used as the primary source for an article in The Register and a minor-but-quoted source for an Associated Press article published in the New York Times and elsewhere.

• 2017-07-12 / Bitcoin.org
  Potential disruptive chain forks
  Writer PR Objection

• 2017-06-30 / Self-published
  Transcript: Craig Wright talk at Future of Bitcoin on 30 June 2017
  Transcriber (unofficial)
  Please see note at top of transcript about Wright’s fraudulent claim to fame.

• 2017-03-31 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core weekly meeting summary for 23 March 2017
  Writer PR

• 2017-03-23 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core weekly meeting summary for 9 March 2017
  Writer PR

• 2017-03-23 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core weekly meeting summary for 16 March 2017
  Writer PR

• 2017-03-12 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core weekly meeting summary for 2 March 2017
  Writer PR

• 2017-03-08 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core 0.14.0 release blog
  Writer PR

• 2017-03-02 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core weekly meeting summary for 23 Feb 2017
  Writer PR

2016

• 2016-10-27 / BitcoinCore.org
  Segregated Witness Upgrade Guide
  Writer PR
  Instructions to help upgrade, or for those who don’t want to upgrade

• 2016-10-27 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core 0.13.1 release blog
  Writer PR

• 2016-08-23 / BitcoinCore.org
  Bitcoin Core 0.13.0 release blog
  Writer PR

• 2016-06-24 / BitcoinCore.org
  Segregated Witness: the next steps
  Writer PR

• 2016-01-23 / BitcoinCore.org
  Opt-in Replace-by-Fee (RBF) FAQ
  Editor PR
  A compilation of Bitcoin Core developer answers from a public Reddit Q&A

• 2016-01-17 / BitcoinTalk.org
  Harmony and discord
  Writer

• 2016-01-08 / Bitcoin Improvement Proposals repository
  BIP125: Opt-in full Replace By Fee (RBF) signalling
  Writer PR
  Documentation based on Peter Todd’s work

2015

• 2015-12-22 / Bitcoin.org
  Capacity Increases FAQ
  Writer PR

• 2015-12-21 / Bitcoin.org
  Segwit capacity increases petition
  Writer PR

• 2015-09-23 / Bitcoin.org
  Bitcoin Core sub-site
  Writer PR
  Over a dozen pages describing Bitcoin Core features and benefits

• 2015-06-15 / Bitcoin.org
  Bitcoin.org Hard Fork Policy
  Writer PR

• 2015-04-10 / Bitcoin.org
  Developer glossary (89 entries)
  Writer PR

• 2015-03-05 / Bitcoin.org
  Quarterly Report, March 2015
  Writer PR

• 2015-02-23 / Bitcoin.org
  How to run a full node
  Writer PR

• 2015-02-20 / Bitcoin.org
  Headers-first initial block download
  Writer PR

• 2015-01-27 / Bitcoin.org
  Bitcoin Core REST documentation
  Writer PR