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Bitcoin mining network vulnerability ‘not a big deal’

A paper released yesterday suggested a major bitcoin vulnerability, but has been quick to draw dismissal from developers.

Tech  ·  5 November 2013
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Bitcoin Core Development Update #5 brings better transaction fees and embedded data

Forthcoming updates to bitcoin software will make for less confusion over transaction fees, and the ability to trade property.

Tech  ·  25 October 2013
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How “dumb mistakes” can lead to costly bitcoin losses

How carelessness, typographical errors and software design can cost you thousands of dollars in bitcoin.

Business  ·  24 October 2013
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Bitcoin payment protocol overhaul nears implementation

Gavin Andresen merges support for the bitcoin protocol, aiming to change how people use bitcoin.

Tech  ·  6 October 2013
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Bitcoin development team patches its own security patch

Bitcoin's dev team has fixed several security flaws in the client, including two introduced by its last security patch.

Tech  ·  5 September 2013
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Bitcoin activists propose hard fork to Bitcoin to keep it anonymous and regulation-free

Two anonymous authors have published what amounts to a manifesto for preserving decentralized control in Bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 July 2013
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Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik on altcoins, ASICs and bitcoin usability

Jeff Garzik, one of Bitcoin's core developers, shares his thoughts on alternative currencies, ASIC miners, and bitcoin usability.

Tech  ·  15 July 2013
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Merchant-friendly payments: less than perfect, but better than before

Bitcoin is due for an overhaul of its payment mechanism to make it more merchant-friendly.

Business  ·  12 July 2013
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Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik on Satoshi Nakamoto and the future of Bitcoin

Jeff Garzik, one of Bitcoin's core developers, talks about his views on Satoshi Nakamoto and the future of Bitcoin.

Tech  ·  9 July 2013
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Bitcoin network recovering from DDoS attack

The bitcoin network suffered a denial of service attack last week that exploited never-implemented skeleton features embedded in the Satoshi client.

Tech  ·  25 June 2013