Bitcoin XT

Scalability Debate Continues As Bitcoin XT Proposal Stalls

As a key date for a proposed bitcoin scaling solution passes, CoinDesk looks at the current state of industry debate.

Markets  ·  11 January 2016

Why We Should Care about Bitcoin Governance

The block size debate has yet to be solved and raises the important issue bitcoin governance – what does the future hold and why should we care?

Markets  ·  17 October 2015
Mining

Constructive Debate Shines as Scaling Bitcoin Unites Developers

Billed as a potential venue for debate on issues surrounding the viability of the bitcoin network, Scaling Bitcoin took place in Montreal yesterday.

Business  ·  13 September 2015
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Developers Pen Open Letter on Network Scalability

More than 30 bitcoin developers and contributors have signed a letter that discusses how the project aims to achieve consensus for scalability.

Tech  ·  1 September 2015
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Block Size Debate: Who’s Picking Sides?

Which companies are supporting BIP 100 or BIP 101? We've tracked down the answers.

Business  ·  31 August 2015
Bitcoin

Support Grows for BIP 100 Bitcoin Block Size Proposal

Support for BIP 100, the scalability fix from core developer Jeff Garzik, is growing as more miners pick sides in bitcoin's block size debate.

Tech  ·  26 August 2015
Twitter

Bitcoin Tweets of the Week: Forking Drama and Black Monday

Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week.

Markets  ·  25 August 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Price Slumps Following Bitfinex Outage

The price of bitcoin slumped again today after Bitfinex closed its order book, citing issues with its post-trade processing.

Tech  ·  24 August 2015
Bitcoin

What is the Bitcoin Block Size Debate and Why Does it Matter?

Bitcoin is divided. The crux of the issue comes down to a single technical detail: the size of bitcoin’s blocks.

Tech  ·  21 August 2015