Nodes

Regulation

Arizona’s Blockchain ‘Node Rights’ Law Is Nearing Passage

Arizona House Bill 2602, which would protect blockchain node operators from local regulations, was approved by two Senate committees.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2018
Regulation

Crypto Nodes Are One Step Closer to Legal Protection in Arizona

The Arizona House of Representatives passed a bill protecting blockchain node operators from local restrictions.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 February 2018
Regulation

Arizona Bill Would Enshrine the Right to Run a Crypto Node

An Arizona lawmaker wants to protect blockchain node operators from possible prohibitions by local and county governments.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2018
Bitcoin

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
Ethereum

Geth Releases Software Update Ahead of Ethereum ‘Byzantium’ Hard Fork

A new version of Geth, a command-line interface for running ethereum nodes, includes changes that could see the software running at far higher speeds.

Tech  ·  15 September 2017
Nodes

Database Giant Oracle Wants Better Governance for Blockchains

Multinational software provider Oracle is working on a way to bring "fair" governance to permissioned blockchains, according to a patent application.

Tech  ·  18 August 2017
Security

Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate is Devolving Into an All-Out Twitter War

The community has been in a furore over an attack that took down 70% of Bitcoin Unlimited nodes. Here are 12 of the best Twitter responses.

Tech  ·  16 March 2017
Nodes

Code Bug Exploit Sends Bitcoin Unlimited Nodes Offline

Bitcoin Unlimited's network of nodes took a hit today.

Tech  ·  14 March 2017
Nodes

Blockstack Launches Decentralized Internet Platform on Amazon’s AWS

Blockstack Core, a bitcoin development platform, is now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace.

Tech  ·  10 March 2017
Nodes

MIT Expo Spotlights Bitcoin Tech Concerns

The fourth annual MIT Bitcoin Expo this week saw much discussion of the need for more bitcoin nodes to avoid centralization of the tech.

Business  ·  7 March 2017
Research

Can A New Method for Monitoring Blockchains Stop Sybil Attacks?

A group of researchers has proposed a new way to more closely monitor the behavior of nodes that relay information on a blockchain network.

Tech  ·  15 February 2017
Security

Bitcoin’s Security Model: A Deep Dive

CoinDesk takes a look under the hood to understand what security features are and aren't offered by bitcoin.

Markets  ·  13 November 2016
Nodes

This A16z Startup is Building a ‘Virtual Galaxy’ for Bitcoin Nodes

The developers of an effort to create a distributed network of servers called Urbit is hoping to help make it easier for users to run bitcoin nodes.

Tech  ·  29 June 2016
Nodes

How to Save Bitcoin’s Node Network from Centralization

BitGo's Jameson Lopp looks at why the number of bitcoin nodes is diminishing across the network and discusses what could reverse the trend.

Markets  ·  30 January 2016
Nodes

Bitcoin Node Numbers Fall After Spam Transaction ‘Attack’

The number of reachable nodes has declined further following an 'attack' that overloaded the bitcoin network.

Tech  ·  15 October 2015