David Wong

cryptologie.net

cryptography, security, and random thoughts

Hey! I'm David, cofounder of zkSecurity, research advisor at Archetype, and author of the Real-World Cryptography book. I was previously a cryptography architect of Mina at O(1) Labs, the security lead for Libra/Diem at Facebook, and a security engineer at the Cryptography Services of NCC Group. Welcome to my blog about cryptography, security, and other related topics.

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Manually making a transaction in bitcoins

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Ken Shirriff has posted an amazing post on his blog on how he managed to manually make (meaning, he didn’t use the official bitcoin application) a transaction in the bitcoin ecosystem.

I’m reading through it as I’m typing this, and it’s really well explained, you get to see exactly what he does in Python and there are pictures!

you can read it here

suggested reads:
→ About Bitcoin Transactions • blog
→ Two And A Half Coins episode 5: Bitcoin transactions, the Bitcoin script and UTXOs • blog
→ Bitcoin Transaction Malleability explained • blog
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currently reading:
Manually making a transaction in bitcoins
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recent posts:
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📖 my book
Real-World Cryptography is available from Manning Publications.
A practical guide to applied cryptography for developers and security professionals.
🎙️ my podcast
Two And A Half Coins on Spotify.
Discussing cryptocurrencies, databases, banking, and distributed systems.
📺 my youtube
Cryptography videos on YouTube.
Video explanations of cryptographic concepts and security topics.