Scaling Bitcoin

To Scale Bitcoin, Little Improvements Will Need to Go a Long Way

Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.

Tech  ·  9 October 2018

Price of Success? Bitcoin Faces New Pressure in a Multi-Coin World

Day two of a popular bitcoin developer conference saw evidence the technical community is perhaps being challenged by larger changes in blockchain.

Tech  ·  6 November 2017
Bitcoin

MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are ‘Attracting the Wrong People’

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.

Tech  ·  5 November 2017
Bitcoin

Hold the Fork: No 2x But Everything Else Goes at Scaling Bitcoin Event

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin 2017 presented a change of pace for an event that grew out of the network's technical contention.

Tech  ·  5 November 2017
Bitcoin

Scaling Bitcoin Unveils 2017 Conference Dates

A popular bitcoin developer conference is set to hold its fourth installment at a famed California university in November.

Tech  ·  17 July 2017
Bitcoin

Beyond Segwit2x: Paul Sztorc Thinks Bitcoin Needs a New Scaling Roadmap

While current scaling proposals near collision, Paul Sztorc details a vision of bitcoin's future, including Lightning Network and Drivechain.

Tech  ·  13 July 2017
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
Scaling

What If One Bitcoin Isn’t Like the Others? Fungibility Debated At Scaling Conference

The fungibility of bitcoin emerged as a central topic of debate on day one of the annual Scaling Bitcoin conference in Milan.

Tech  ·  8 October 2016
Lightning Network

Scaling Bitcoin Preview: 5 Talks to Watch at Bitcoin’s Big Summit

Bitcoin's scaling conferences are known for spawning big ideas.

Markets  ·  6 October 2016
Anonymity

A Cryptographer Named After Harry Potter’s Archenemy is Helping Solve Bitcoin’s Biggest Problems

An anonymous cryptographer named after Harry Potter’s archenemy has put forth a proposal experts believe could help solve major issues facing bitcoin.

Tech  ·  24 August 2016
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Scaling Event Set for Third Installment in Italy

A conference series started in the wake of bitcoin's ongoing block size debate will see a third installment in 2016.

Business  ·  11 July 2016
Exchanges

Bitcoin Price Rockets To One-Year High on Record Volumes

The price of bitcoin has hit its highest level in the last year, trading at $436 and climbing at press time.

Markets  ·  11 December 2015
Craig Wright

Internet Pioneer Pindar Wong: Bitcoin Creator Shouldn’t Be Penalized

Internet pioneer Pindar Wong has issued an impassioned plea to authorities amidst speculation bitcoin’s creator may have finally been identified.

Business  ·  9 December 2015
Bitcoin

Hard Fork Question Divides Developers at Scaling Bitcoin Day 2

Highlights of day two of Scaling Bitcoin included the debut of segregated witnesses and a roundtable discussion between developers and China's miners.

Tech  ·  7 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