Flaying the Blockchain Ledger for Fun, Profit and Hip Hop

Explore the intricacies of blockchain technology and its intersection with hip hop culture in this 47-minute conference talk from BSidesLV 2016. Delve into the fundamentals of Bitcoin, including its inner workings, anonymity, and security aspects. Learn how to access and understand the blockchain ledger, utilize blockchain explorers, and work with Docker files and DAT files. Discover techniques for parsing blockchain data, analyzing transactions, and exploring historical USD exchange rates. Investigate intriguing questions such as unclaimed transactions, the biggest Bitcoin wallets, and the most US dollars traded in Bitcoin. Gain insights into deanonymizing blockchain transactions and participate in a Q&A session to further expand your knowledge of this fascinating technology.

Intro
Acknowledgements
WuTang Clan
Kanye West
Martin Trelli
Kanye
Scheme Hands
Is it possible
My approach
Bitcoin overview
How Bitcoin works
Is Bitcoin anonymous
Is Bitcoin secure
The Blockchain
Accessing the Blockchain
Understanding the Blockchain
Bitcoin Wallets
Blockchain Explorers
Docker File
DAT Files
Getting the Ledger
Hex Number
Parse
Pi Blockchain
What I need
Problems
Transaction ID
Wrong Transaction
Timestamp
The Sender
RAM
Historical USD Exchange Rate
Outputs
Parser
Database
Views
Data
Query
Inputs
How many transactions
What was the biggest
The biggest one ever
Unclaimed transactions
Biggest bitcoin wallet
Most US dollars traded in bitcoin
Questions
Who has my 15 million
Transaction
Multiple Transactions
Top 50 Wallets
Bitcoin Transaction
Analytics
Conclusion
I did not observe it
Deanonymizing Blockchain
Any Questions