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Hi, I’m Dimitri.
Better known as Dimi_h.
Engineer, nature-lover and home farmer.

I do Bitcoin Education
First Belgian Bitcoin/Crypto streamer Head developer of Bit-Block – an anti-spam Bitcoin Client

REVIEW: NerdQaxe++

In an earlier entry I talked about the choice between an Avalon 3S vs a NerdQaxe++ as starting point for the plebminer. The entire breakdown and elaboration can be found here: Avalon 3S vs NerdQAxe++ Being a staunch supporter of the OSMU community, and having done my fair share in promoting FOSS as well as…

Avalon 3S vs NerdQAxe++

What should a Bitcoin plebminer buy? The Canaan Avalon 3S? or NerdQaxe++ Rev6.1? For mining purposes: My choice would be the NerdQAxe++ for mining solely. Technical specs for the two choices are quoted in below images.Both have comparable hashoutput and are comparable in price. The deciding factor would be energy consumption.NerdQAxe++ only uses 100W while…

The Cat – Non-monetary UTXO Cleanup on Bitcoin

The node wars rages on. BIP 444 was renamed BIP 110 (but functionality remained) and it is slowly being pushed through in order to halt spam propagation on the network. A new proposition (BIP) has been made by a person called “Claire Ostrom” which is called “The Cat – Non-monetary UTXO Cleanup on Bitcoin”. While…

BIP 444 (now BIP 110) – Filters on consensus level

This blog post is a direct (and edited) copy of the topic I made on X (formerly twitter). The breakdown What does this proposal do? — — — — As the title of the BIP444 (now BIP 110) mentions = Reduced Data Temporary Softfork. It is a temporary softfork aiming to limit the size of…

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