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One of Bitcoin’s Biggest Investments Might Finally Be Paying Off

Old hands aren't quite sure why there's been a spike in new contributors to bitcoin's open-source code, but they’re quite pleased to see it happen.

Tech  ·  4 May 2018
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Bitcoin Cash Is Bitcoin? Lawsuits Won’t Stop the Fight Over Bitcoin’s Name

Roger Ver's decision to call bitcoin cash "bitcoin" has dredged up a byzantine debate on how exactly the software should be defined and by whom.

Tech  ·  30 April 2018
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Bitcoin Is Close to Cutting Fees with Better Coin Selection

Years of work has culminated in Bitcoin Core software getting a "coin selection" upgrade that will lower transaction fees and scale the blockchain.

Tech  ·  2 April 2018
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Bitcoin’s Next Year in Tech Is Coming Into Focus

At a recent annual meeting in New York, bitcoin's volunteer developer discussed their tech priorities for the year ahead.

Tech  ·  24 March 2018
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Bitcoin Core Releases Software Upgrade With Full SegWit Support

The Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 update has been officially released, introducing full support for the SegWit wallet and user interfaces.

Tech  ·  26 February 2018
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Jimmy Song’s New Mission: Fund Unpaid Bitcoin Coders

Bitcoin Core developer Jimmy reveals Platypus Labs, a project at Blockchain Capital to provide fellowships and more to support bitcoin development.

Tech  ·  22 February 2018
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New Bitcoin Code Will Finally Boast Full SegWit Support

An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software's standard wallet.

Tech  ·  20 February 2018
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Jonas Schnelli Wants You to Run a Bitcoin Full Node

Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer Jonas Schnelli is on a mission to make running full nodes easier for non-geeks. Decentralization is at stake.

Tech  ·  12 January 2018
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MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are ‘Attracting the Wrong People’

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.

Tech  ·  5 November 2017
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Bitcoin ‘Battle’? Core Developers Apathetic as Segwit2x Fork Approaches

Bitcoin developers, once outraged by the Segwit2x hard fork, are now indifferent, believing it stands no chance of replacing bitcoin.

Tech  ·  1 November 2017
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Just SegWit? Bitcoin Core Is Already Working on a New Scaling Upgrade

Bitcoin developers are making progress on Schnorr, a function for aggregating signatures and in turn, a way to increase the capacity of the network.

Tech  ·  12 October 2017
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Untangling Bitcoin: Why Russell Yanofsky Is Taking Apart Crypto’s Oldest Code

One developer is quietly working on splitting up bitcoin's codebase – an effort aimed to give users more flexibility and developers more clarity.

Tech  ·  24 September 2017
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Optimizing SegWit: How Bitcoin’s New Software Is Giving Scaling a Boost

Bitcoin Core's latest software includes optimizations designed to boost SegWit, a scaling upgrade that's still slowly rolling out across the network.

Tech  ·  20 September 2017
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Segwit2x Developers Label Controversial Bitcoin Code ‘Production Release’

The controversial code underlying bitcoin scaling proposal Segwit2x is moving toward production, according to project leaders.

Tech  ·  24 August 2017
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Block 494,784: Segwit2x Developers Set Date for Bitcoin Hard Fork

The developer team behind the Segwit2x scaling proposal is set to announce a formal date for a planned bitcoin hard fork today.

Tech  ·  16 August 2017