UNBOXING: Blockstream JADE

UNBOXING: Blockstream JADE

The Blockstream JADE wallet is an open source hardware wallet to airgapped manage your Bitcoin and Liquid assets private keys via QR codes, the Blockstream JADE is currently compatible with Blockstream Green for Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Specter Desktop wallet is also compatible with the JADE. This post is a quick unboxing to show…

Hardware Wallets

Hardware Wallets

Hardware wallets are very similar as software wallets in the sense that both safeguard your private keys, the hardware wallets do have one great advantage when compared to software wallets. Under normal circumstances software wallets are installed on mobile phones or computer systems this makes them HOT wallets as they are always connected to the…

Why Bitcoin?

Why Bitcoin?

Fiat currency like USD, EUR, GBP, VES, ARS are being debased, by saving in these currencies you are loosing purchasing power on a daily basis instead of increasing it which is the main reason to start saving. In the case of the United States trillions of dollars have been printed since the start of the…

What is a Bitcoin wallet?

What is a Bitcoin wallet?

A Bitcoin wallet is used to hold value is much like a regular wallet with the difference that a regular wallet does hold your physical fiat currencies be USD, EURO, YEN etc. the Bitcoin wallet does not hold actual Bitcoin, Bitcoin exists on the ledger also referred to as blockchain your Bitcoin wallet holds you…

What is Bitcoin?

What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin was created in 2009 by an anonymous person or group of persons going by Satoshi Nakamoto following the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin has two parts one is the digital cryptocurrency the other one is the network that maintains the ledger (or blockchain) tracking all transactions and balances is done by a massive computer network….

How do I get Bitcoin?

How do I get Bitcoin?

There are only 21 million bitcoins that will ever be issued of these a total supply of 18,558,825.40 BTC has been issued (as of the time of writing), you could get your hands on some of these Bitcoin by: Exchanging them for goods or services. Buy Bitcoin an an exchange. Mining it. – Exchanging Bitcoin for…

Welcome to BTChodl.xyz

Welcome to BTChodl.xyz

The idea is to make this website a collection of resources, news and information that I as new to bitcoin find useful along with some of my own ramblings and hope that are useful for other new comers to bitcoin, and to anyone looking to get into bitcoin. What is important and the reason for…