Detailed guides, interactive tutorials, open source experiments, and more for the discerning Bitcoiner.https://bennet.org/https://bennet.org/learn/proof-of-work-what-bitcoin-mining-really-does/https://bennet.org/learn/proof-of-work-what-bitcoin-mining-really-does/What do Bitcoin miners actually do? An interactive exploration of hashing, difficulty adjustment, and why proof of work makes Bitcoin sound money.Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:11:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/gold-vs-bitcoin-chart/https://bennet.org/resources/gold-vs-bitcoin-chart/Compare Bitcoin and gold across time using both price ratio and indexed performance views.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/hashrate-converter/https://bennet.org/resources/hashrate-converter/Hashrate is how many cryptographic hashes a miner can compute each second. Convert instantly between H/s, kH/s, MH/s, GH/s, TH/s, PH/s, EH/s, and ZH/s.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/dca-calculator/https://bennet.org/resources/dca-calculator/Dollar cost averaging (DCA) is a simple way to build a position without obsessing over timing. This calculator compares a Bitcoin DCA plan against lump sum investing.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/solo-block-tracker/https://bennet.org/resources/solo-block-tracker/A complete list of the solo Bitcoin miners who beat the odds and mined blocks themselves, to claim the full reward.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/bitcoin-rainbow-chart/https://bennet.org/resources/bitcoin-rainbow-chart/The Bitcoin Rainbow Chart is a long-term, logarithmic view of Bitcoin’s price history, designed to show broad market patterns.Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/if-i-bought-bitcoin/https://bennet.org/resources/if-i-bought-bitcoin/This tool lets you pick a date, enter an amount in your chosen currency, and see how that position would've performed - from the moment you bought to today.Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/sats-to-btc-calculator/https://bennet.org/resources/sats-to-btc-calculator/One satoshi (or sat) is the smallest unit in Bitcoin: 100,000,000 sats = 1 BTC. That's one hundred millionth of a bitcoin.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/solo-mining-calculator/https://bennet.org/resources/solo-mining-calculator/This tool estimates your odds of mining a Bitcoin block with your own hashrate. Solo mining is basically a lottery: you’re hashing against the entire network.Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/learn/hierarchical-determinism-how-bitcoin-hd-wallets-are-born/https://bennet.org/learn/hierarchical-determinism-how-bitcoin-hd-wallets-are-born/A visual, practical walkthrough of how your recovery phrase becomes real Bitcoin addresses.Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:11:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/block-time-calculator/https://bennet.org/resources/block-time-calculator/If you need to know when a specific Bitcoin block was mined - or, conversely, which block a specific moment falls in - you're in the right place.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/blog/how-to-hold-bitcoin-in-an-isa/https://bennet.org/blog/how-to-hold-bitcoin-in-an-isa/If you are (a) a UK citizen, (b) a stocks & shares ISA holder, and (c) curious about holding Bitcoin in a tax-efficient manner, this page is for you.Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:11:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/blog/best-bitcoin-books/https://bennet.org/blog/best-bitcoin-books/Discover the 8 best Bitcoin books to read in 2025 - from beginner primers to deep dives into history, economics, and Bitcoin’s global impact.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:11:01 GMThttps://bennet.org/resources/private-serverless-bitcoin-donations/https://bennet.org/resources/private-serverless-bitcoin-donations/A simple, self-custodial way to accept private, on-chain Bitcoin payments using XPUBs and serverless functions. Free, with no third-party gateways.Sun, 27 Jul 2025 08:45:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/learn/how-secure-is-your-bitcoin-wallets-mnemonic-seed-phrase/https://bennet.org/learn/how-secure-is-your-bitcoin-wallets-mnemonic-seed-phrase/What makes your Bitcoin wallet's seed phrase secure? Explore entropy, checksums, and BIP39 in this hands-on, interactive guide to mnemonic generation.Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:11:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/learn/accept-lightning-donations-with-lnbits-cloudflare-tunnels/https://bennet.org/learn/accept-lightning-donations-with-lnbits-cloudflare-tunnels/In this guide I explore how to accept Lightning payments with a static QR code. It's free, low maintenance, privacy-centric, and requires no trusted third parties.Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:11:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/learn/building-a-bitcoin-node-with-raspberry-pi/https://bennet.org/learn/building-a-bitcoin-node-with-raspberry-pi/Today I'll show you how to build a Bitcoin node using a Raspberry Pi 5, no external USB drive or monitor required. It's low maintenance and configurable via web browser.Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:11:06 GMThttps://bennet.org/blog/hello-world/https://bennet.org/blog/hello-world/Everyone starts out thinking they're late to Bitcoin. I certainly did. The moment it clicks, though, you often realise that the opposite is true. You are early.Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:11:06 GMT