Scalability

Ethereum

Show of Force: Ethereum Gears Up for Devcon3 Developer Conference

With hurdles still to overcome, ethereum is out to prove itself at its annual developer event Devcon3, which kicks off next Wednesday.

Tech  ·  30 October 2017
Bitcoin

MimbleWimble Won’t ICO But Will Launch Cryptocurrency

One of the more theoretical attempts at scaling blockchain networks is taking steps toward launching it's own network for further testing.

Tech  ·  26 September 2017
Bitcoin

MASTer Plan: Better Bitcoin Smart Contracts Could Go Live This Year

Blockstream co-founder Mark Friedenbach is breathing new life into bitcoin smart contracts with his MAST proposal.

Tech  ·  11 September 2017
Ethereum

Ethereum + Lightning? Buterin and Poon Unveil ‘Plasma’ Scaling Plan

Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?

Tech  ·  12 August 2017
EOS

EOS: Unpacking the Big Promises Behind a Possible Blockchain Contender

Dan Larimer says his new project has an infinitely scalable blockchain, but skeptics doubt the controversial figure's ability to pull it off.

Tech  ·  25 June 2017
Blockchain

Hyperledger Takes on Blockchain Scaling with New Working Group

Hyperledger has launched a Performance and Scalability Working Group to build tools for measuring how blockchains cope with increasing popularity.

Tech  ·  14 June 2017
Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin’s Broken Record: Why the Scaling Debate Isn’t Going Away

As the bitcoin scaling debate drags on, patterns are emerging that yield interesting insights into technical exploration on the network.

Tech  ·  5 April 2017
Bitcoin

Faster Than Lightning? ‘Sprite’ Paper Envisions New Bitcoin Payments

Researchers have laid out a framework for a payment system they claim would be even faster than bitcoin's Lightning Network.

Tech  ·  23 February 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Devs Are Feeling More Optimistic About MimbleWimble

Work is advancing on a highly anticipated bitcoin project originally proposed by an anonymous cryptographer going under the French name of Harry Potter’s nemesis. Named after one of the book series’ spells, MimbleWimble has quickly became one of the more anticipated bitcoin R&D initiatives, since it is believed it could help improve upon the scalability and fungibility of bitcoin in […]

Tech  ·  23 January 2017
Bitcoin

Will 2017 Bring an End to Bitcoin’s Great Scaling Debate?

CoinDesk's Corin Faife recaps how last year saw one of bitcoin's biggest technology debates, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal 2017.

Tech  ·  5 January 2017
Privacy

Coders Named After Harry Potter Characters Join Bitcoin’s ‘Mimblewimble’

One of bitcoin's more forward-looking projects has attracted a group of developers who are using some obscure names from the Harry Potter series.

Tech  ·  2 December 2016
Bitcoin

What’s Left Before Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Goes Live

There aren't many steps left before bitcoin's Lightning Network will be finished — or at least an early version of it.

Tech  ·  12 November 2016
Security

A Lower Block Time Could Help Bitcoin Scale, But Will It Work?

A small tweak to bitcoin could have a big impact.

Tech  ·  26 October 2016
Lightning Network

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Takes a Big Step Toward Interoperability

While several implementations of the much-anticipated Lightning Network have emerged, new specifications could bridge these splintered projects.

Tech  ·  18 October 2016
Bitcoin

What’s Left Before SegWit Goes Live

After months of testing, bitcoin's big scaling upgrade is almost here.

Tech  ·  7 October 2016