Alex Barron

What is OpenAPI?

OpenAPI is a standardized technical specification to make describing the capabilities of the API unambiguous for both humans and machines. Why this is desirable requires a brief tangent on APIs and the problem of asymmetric information. APIs are like contracts. The terms of the contract must be clear and unambiguous

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

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.

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.

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