Alex Barron

📍 Italy

Getting Started with Pocket Bitcoin's API

I've mentioned before that Pocket Bitcoin is a fantastic place to buy Bitcoin if you live in Europe. In addition to being a great place to buy Bitcoin, they also offer API access to developers who want to integrate their products with Pocket. This unlocks a new revenue stream for

Accept Your First Bitcoin Payment in 5 Minutes with BTCPay & Voltage

Accepting Bitcoin as payment or as a donation on your website seems like it would be a particularly thorny technical problem for a non-technical person. You might be surprised, however, just how simple it is. Of course if you're expecting to receive a significant volume of Bitcoin on your website,

Buying KYC-Light Bitcoin with Pocket Bitcoin

How to buy Bitcoin in Europe while revealing only minimal personal information and receiving your coins directly to cold storage.

Signing Messages with Sparrow Wallet

How to create cryptographically signed messages using the Sparrow Bitcoin Wallet.

Why I Use Ghost, Not Substack

I really admire Substack and they have an excellent reputation for free speech today, but who can say what their policy will be in the future? Here are a few thoughts on why I use Ghost instead.

Connecting a Nano Ledger to Sparrow Wallet

How to hook up a Nano Ledger or any other hardware wallet to Sparrow Wallet for better Bitcoin self-custody.