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·May 24, 2019

Qtum Staking Guide: When Block Reward?

A common question from people staking on Qtum is: “when do I get my block reward?” and “why is it taking so long?” This blog answers these questions with a gentle introduction to probability, studying actual blockchain results, and running some simulations. TL;DR: Since Qtum block rewards are given in…

Qtum

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Qtum

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Coinmonks

·Jan 6, 2019

Big Transactions — Big Blocks

This blog takes a look at Qtum block size: how big are the transactions and blocks, and how can we publish some really big blocks? …

Qtum

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Qtum

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Qtum

·Nov 12, 2018

Private Keys: Making the Wallet Import Format

TL;DR Wallets expose private keys using a people-friendly Wallet Import Format (WIF). After a Telegram friend mistakenly sent QTUM to a Litecoin address I took a close look at how WIFs are created to try and rescue the missing QTUM. Today I Learned (TIL) how to construct and deconstruct WIF…

Qtum

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Qtum

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Jul 26, 2018

Wallets and Keys — July 25, 2018

This time the blog looks at wallets and keys. After some introduction, most of the examples will be based on the Qtum Web wallet (https://qtumwallet.org/), which is a browser-based wallet like the Ethereum wallets MyEtherWallet / MyCrypto. …

Qtum

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Qtum

14 min read

Oct 30, 2017

An Introduction to Qtum Proof of Stake Mining — A Racing Story

Hello boys and girls. I am here to share an Explain Like I’m 5 (ELI5) story about running races. We will visit Berlin to hear about the recent Berlin Marathon and I will tell a story about running races and mining coins. Your storyteller is an independent researcher, not affiliated…

Qtum

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Qtum

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