Raspberry Pi

Bitcoiners Sprint to Improve Lightning Network in 2-Day Virtual Hackathon

Unable to meet in person, developers around the world collaborated by videoconference for a 48-hour stretch to refine Bitcoin’s Lightning Network.

Tech  ·  2 June 2020

A DIY Bitcoin Lightning Node Project Just Hit Its 1.0 Milestone

A project aiming to empower people to build bitcoin lightning nodes has hit a notable milestone.

Tech  ·  20 February 2019
News

Bitcoin Arcade Machine is ‘On Like Donkey Kong’

UK firm Liberty Games has developed a retro arcade machine that accepts gamers' bitcoin payments.

Business  ·  29 January 2014
News

NYC Bitcoin Center Hosts its First Hackathon

The Center held the developer event to further educate the technically inclined about the power of distributed money.

Business  ·  22 January 2014
Bitcoin

Scrypt-based miners and the new cryptocurrency arms race

Script-based miner manufacturers are planning to ship equipment that will speed up altcoin mining.

Tech  ·  23 October 2013
News

Bad secrets, why Pi is the answer, and building a regulation-proof exchange

John Law investigates the latest bitcoin vulnerabilities, his inability to play pool, and StrongCoin's solution to exchange regulation.

Markets  ·  6 September 2013
News

Raspberry Pi used in new bitcoin-operated pool table

Games room specialist Liberty Games has created a bitcoin-operated pool table that runs on Raspberry Pi.

Business  ·  3 September 2013
News

Raspberry Pi used to power bitcoin-funded WiFi hotspot

A working prototype of a bitcoin-enabled WiFi hotspot built on top of the Raspberry Pi has been created.

Tech  ·  22 August 2013
Bitcoin

Print paper bitcoin and litecoin wallets with Piper

Paper wallets are one way to securely store bitcoins. Another solution comes in the form of Piper.

Tech  ·  19 August 2013
Features

The bitcoin guide to what to do, eat, read and think on your holiday

John Law interrupts your summer shenanigans with a 'bitcoin holiday guide'; covering Soylent, Raspberry Pi's and career prospects.

Markets  ·  9 August 2013
Bitcoin

Raspberry Pi-powered briefcase converts loose change into bitcoin

The Defcon hacker conference saw bitcoin being sold via a briefcase, where loose change was exchanged for QR codes.

Business  ·  8 August 2013
Bitcoin

Trezor shield turns Raspberry Pi’s into bitcoin wallets

Trezor has announced a Raspberry Pi accessory that will turn it into a Trezor wallet.

Tech  ·  19 July 2013
Bitcoin

Raspberry Pi used as Block Erupter controller for bitcoin mining

Raspberry Pi can be used as an ASIC miner controller, with the help of a Block Erupter.

Tech  ·  25 June 2013