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The Bitcoin Core website is now reachable through the dark web, according to a statement on March 27. It will provide a greater level of resistance against censorship.<\/p>\n
The Bitcoin Core website posts the latest updates to the open-source Bitcoin software. Bitcoin Core is maintained by a large group of developers.<\/p>\n
The darknet or dark web is a part of the Internet that's hidden from Google. Image: Shutterstock.<\/p>\n
After frequent requests, this site is now reachable as a Tor hidden service through an onion address, the post stated, adding, As well as adding another means of censorship resistance, a hidden service gives an alternative trust path that doesnt rely on certificate authorities nor DNS infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Certificate authorities check that websites are genuine while the DNS infrastructure is what connects IP addresses to domain names, such as http:\/\/www.bitcoincore.org<\/a>. By making the site accessible via the dark web, it becomes less reliant on these technologies.<\/p>\n The dark web is a segment of the Internet not indexed by traditional search engines. On the most basic level, this means that you cant find or visit a dark web site unless you know its exact URL-address. The dark web can be accessed via the Tor browser.<\/p>\n While the dark web is most commonly associated with illegal activities, such as buying and selling drugs, it can be used for legitimate reasons.<\/p>\n In October 2019, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) made its website available to Tor users last October by providing a dark web copy. This made its content available in Vietnam, China and Iran, where it was being censored.<\/p>\n However, the dark web can be risky to use. As Decrypt reported last year, malicious actors have used the onion network to steal Bitcoin funds from unsuspecting users.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More:<\/p>\n Bitcoin Core shifts to dark web to resist censorship - Decrypt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In brief The Bitcoin Core website is now reachable through the dark web, according to a statement on March 27. It will provide a greater level of resistance against censorship. The Bitcoin Core website posts the latest updates to the open-source Bitcoin software. Continue reading