Scaling

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
Lightning Network

Why a 1MB Block Size May Be Right for Bitcoin Today

Are bitcoin's short-term scaling issues holding back adoption? Contributor Ariel Deschapell argues the answer is no.

Markets  ·  3 July 2016
News

Controlling the Perception that Bitcoin is Broken

In this opinion piece, Cato Institute senior fellow Jim Harper reflects on recent elements of the bitcoin scaling debate.

Markets  ·  2 July 2016
Bitcoin Core

As Block Size Debate Flares, Bitcoin Scaling Solution Enters Next Phase

The volunteer community that develops the code for bitcoin’s software has entered a new phase of testing for Segregated Witness.

Tech  ·  30 June 2016
Crime

The Four Types of Bitcoin Users

This opinion piece explores the range of bitcoin users and how their opinions on how the technology should develop is impacting network progress.

Markets  ·  24 April 2016
Venture Capital

Fred Wilson, Reid Hoffman Back MIT’s $900k Bitcoin Developer Fund

MIT has raised $900,000 to continue funding the work of developers on the open-source bitcoin network.

Business  ·  28 March 2016
News

Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Central Planning of Digital Money

Bitcoin security expert Kristov Atlas discusses the network's ongoing block size debate and the role of economics in this discussion.

Markets  ·  27 March 2016
Bitcoin Core

Why Bitcoin’s Block Size Debate is a Proxy War

In this opinion piece, IBM's Martin Hagelstrom argues 'bitcoin's block size debate' isn't really about block size at all.

Markets  ·  12 March 2016
Bitcoin Core

With New Releases, Competing Bitcoin Softwares Forge Long-Term Plans

As the scaling debate escalates, bitcoin's competing developer teams are laying out long-term roadmaps for the network.

Tech  ·  8 March 2016
Exchanges

Complaints Hit ‘Record’ Levels at Blockchain Amid Confirmation Delays

Wallet provider Blockchain has released data that indicates its users are complaining more about service disruptions amid increased network demand.

Business  ·  7 March 2016
Coinbase

Bitcoin Faces Extinction Without Core Development Competition

CoinDesk contributor Dan Cawrey argues that the bitcoin ecosystem should embrace and encourage competition in its development community.

Tech  ·  7 March 2016
Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Has No Leader, and Maybe That’s a Good Thing

OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman discusses the current infighting among bitcoin's developers and why he believes a change in thinking is needed.

Tech  ·  26 February 2016
Bitcoin Core

Joi Ito: Why I’m Worried About Bitcoin and the Blockchain

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito looks at the current state of bitcoin and the blockchain, calling for unity amid an uncertain time for the industry.

Markets  ·  22 February 2016
Exchanges

Coinbase CEO Rejects Proposal for Bitcoin Hard Fork in 2017

Brian Armstrong, CEO of bitcoin services provider Coinbase, has rejected a new proposal for scaling the bitcoin network.

Business  ·  22 February 2016
Startups

Inside Bloq’s Bid to Bring Bitcoin’s Code to Enterprise Businesses

CoinDesk profiles Bloq, a new startup by bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik and long-time industry investor Matt Roszak.

Business  ·  19 February 2016