Block Size

Mining

Bitcoin’s Bold Experiment: A Goldmine for Economic Researchers

Former Wall Street Journal reporter Michael J Casey discusses why economic researchers should be interested in studying the blockchain industry.

Markets  ·  9 January 2016
Bitcoin

Eating the Bitcoin Cake

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee discusses the trade-offs developers are currently considering as they seek to increase the bitcoin network's capacity.

Tech  ·  19 December 2015
Mining

China’s Miners Heat Up Debate at Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong saw discussion and debate on proposals aiming to increase the processing power of the bitcoin blockchain.

Business  ·  6 December 2015
Events

Expectations High For Blocksize Debate Ahead of Hong Kong Summit

Bitcoin's block size debate will be given renewed life this weekend when some of the industry’s most influential stakeholders gather in Hong Kong.

Business  ·  2 December 2015
Bitcoin Core

Core Developers Call for New Bitcoin Software Strategy at MIT

Bitcoin Core developers including Gavin Andresen expanded on their larger vision for bitcoin development at an MIT event yesterday.

Tech  ·  18 November 2015
Features

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
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