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- Basics · · 12 min readBitcoin Addresses Explained: bc1q, bc1p, 3 and 1Bitcoin addresses explained: what 1…, 3…, bc1q… and bc1p… mean, which format saves fees and how to check an address properly before you send.
- Buying & saving · · 12 min readBitcoin Fees When Buying: Spread, Fees and Hidden CostsBitcoin fees when buying: spread, deposit, withdrawal and custody costs explained, with examples in EUR and CHF. How to measure your real costs yourself.
- Buying & saving · · 12 min readBuying Bitcoin in Switzerland: Providers, Fees, ProcessBuying bitcoin in Switzerland: Relai, Pocket, Swissquote, PostFinance and exchanges with real fees in CHF, withdrawal to your wallet and the steps.
- Buying & saving · · 11 min readBitcoin-Only App or Crypto Exchange: Which Suits You?Bitcoin-only app or crypto exchange? Costs, custody, regulation and distraction compared, with a worked example in EUR and CHF. How to choose well.
- Buying & saving · · 13 min readBitcoin Spot ETFs: What Investors Need to KnowBitcoin spot ETFs like IBIT and FBTC: what they are, why EU investors usually can't buy them, what DACH investors use instead and what it costs.
- Basics · · 12 min readHow Does a Bitcoin Transaction Work? Inputs, Outputs and ChangeBitcoin transactions explained simply: inputs, outputs and change, how the fee arises, what happens in the mempool and why 6 confirmations are the rule.
- Mining & technology · · 14 min readUnderstanding Bitcoin Transaction Fees and the Mempool: How Not to OverpayBitcoin transaction fees explained simply: how the mempool works, what a transaction costs today and how to save on fees. With examples.
- Mining & technology · · 13 min readWhat Comes After the Last Halving? Fees as the Incentive ModelThe last bitcoin is created around 2140, then only fees pay miners. How big the gap is today, what can close it and why there is still time.
- Mining & technology · · 15 min readThe Lightning Network Explained: Pay With Bitcoin in SecondsThe Lightning Network explained simply: how channels work, what a payment costs, which wallet fits and where the limits are. With a worked example.
- Basics · · 13 min readWhat Is a Mempool?The mempool is the waiting room for unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions. How miners choose by sat/vB, what happens when it is full and how to read it.
- Mining & technology · · 12 min readMempool Analysis: What Transaction Fees Reveal About the MarketWhat fees and mempool size reveal about demand for block space: the spikes of 2017, 2023 and 2024, quiet phases, miner revenue and the limits.
- Power Law · · 12 min readWhat Happens to the Power Law After the Last Halving?The last bitcoin is created around 2140. Why the Power Law needs no halvings, what changes for miners and why a 100-year extrapolation doesn't hold.
- Mining & technology · · 14 min readTaproot and Schnorr: What the Last Big Upgrade BroughtTaproot and Schnorr explained: shorter signatures, MuSig2, hidden script trees, bc1p addresses, fees, privacy and the Ordinals side effect.
- Buying & saving · · 16 min readHow to Buy Bitcoin: The Complete Guide for DACHHow to buy bitcoin in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: providers, real costs, savings plans, withdrawal to your wallet and taxes, step by step.
- Buying & saving · · 13 min readBitcoin Savings Plans: Providers ComparedBitcoin savings plans compared for DE, AT and CH: fees, spread, minimum amount and withdrawal to your own wallet at 10 providers. Find your plan.