Bcoin

Consensus 2017: BitPay CEO Calls Bitcoin Fork ‘Only Option’ For Businesses

A panel focused on bitcoin scaling drew crowds at Consensus 2017 today, though panelists painted a somewhat murky picture of potential paths forward.

Tech  ·  22 May 2017

Purse Launches Testnet for Bitcoin Scaling Tech ‘Extension Blocks’

Bitcoin startup Purse is moving ahead with development on 'extension blocks' a proposal to help mitigate bitcoin's current bandwidth issues.

Tech  ·  25 April 2017
Bitcoin Protocol

The ‘Big Block’ Bitcoin Movement is Embracing Bcoin

A new bitcoin implementation called 'Bcoin' is attracting wide support as a means to end the scaling debate.

Tech  ·  7 April 2017
Bitcoin

Purse Proposal Touts Extension Blocks as Bitcoin Scaling Solution

Bitcoin startup Purse is spearheading work on a new solution it believes could break the network’s long-simmering scaling gridlock. In a new blog post issued today, Purse has released a specification that includes demo functionality and code for upgrading its bitcoin software implementation, Bcoin, to support “extension blocks”. The technical update seeks to enable the network […]

Tech  ·  4 April 2017