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Full Steam Ahead? Segwit2x Reaffirms Bitcoin Hard Fork Plan

Segwit2x has reconfirmed plans to move forward with its 2mb hard fork in three months. Will this lead to another split?

Tech  ·  9 August 2017
Bitcoin

What Happened to Bitcoin: A Recap of the Blockchain’s Big Split

Missed Tuesday's bitcoin fork? CoinDesk recaps the day's events, outlining how a band of miners broke off of bitcoin to create a new network.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash: Who Supports the Fork And Who Doesn’t

CoinDesk's Alyssa Hertig looks at the varied industry reactions to Bitcoin Cash, a variant of bitcoin said to be launching today.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Fork Watch: News & Guides for the Coming Bitcoin Cash Split

CoinDesk compiles its feature articles and explainers on Bitcoin Cash ahead of its expected fork on Tuesday.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

Could SPV Support a Billion Bitcoin Users? Sizing up a Scaling Claim

A deep dive into claims that it's safe to remove bitcoin's block size limit and instead rely on existing "simplified payment verification" methods.

Tech  ·  30 July 2017
Bitcoin

Why Are Miners Involved in Bitcoin Code Changes Anyway?

How can miners block bitcoin changes? CoinDesk takes a look at how the network upgrades and the role these parties play.

Tech  ·  28 July 2017
Bitcoin

What’s Left Before SegWit Goes Live? Bitcoin’s Path to More Capacity

How far away is bitcoin from a capacity upgrade? While technical progress is being made, things are far from set in stone.

Tech  ·  25 July 2017
Bitcoin

‘Unrealistic’: BIP 91 Creator James Hilliard Has Choice Words for Segwit2x

The creative coder behind a clever way to enact SegWit doesn't believe a new proposal for the network is in its best interest.

Tech  ·  24 July 2017
Bitcoin

Between a Rock and a Hard Fork: Jeff Garzik’s Plan to Avoid a Bitcoin Split

Perhaps no coder is more at the center of bitcoin's raging scaling debate than Jeff Garzik – here he talks about the network's future.

Tech  ·  22 July 2017
Bitcoin

Understanding Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate: Politics Comes First

Cato Institute's Jim Harper argues that, since the scaling debate is so political, the community has something to learn from Washington, D.C.

Tech  ·  21 July 2017
Exchanges

Bitcoin Startups Advise Caution as Scaling Proposals Collide

With a number of developer proposals set to collide in the coming days, exchanges are issuing policy updates for bitcoin users.

Tech  ·  20 July 2017
Bitcoin

Behind on Bitcoin Drama? A (Short) History of Scaling

Feeling lost in the bitcoin scaling discussion? CoinDesk provides a selection of must-read content to quickly bring you up to speed.

Tech  ·  19 July 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin and the Benefits of ‘Coopetition’

Jameson Lopp makes an impassioned plea for more cooperation between the players in the bitcoin space in order that the system can thrive.

Tech  ·  14 July 2017
Bitcoin

Beyond Segwit2x: Paul Sztorc Thinks Bitcoin Needs a New Scaling Roadmap

While current scaling proposals near collision, Paul Sztorc details a vision of bitcoin's future, including Lightning Network and Drivechain.

Tech  ·  13 July 2017
Bitcoin

Immature Code or Good Test? Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Segwit2x’s Testnet Forks

SegWit2x's testnet fork brings criticism, yet its developers claim the problem won't be replicated by the live deployment.

Tech  ·  11 July 2017