Scaling

Bitcoin

UASF Revisited: Will Bitcoin’s User Revolt Leave a Lasting Legacy?

What to make of the most political proposal for bitcoin scaling? CoinDesk looks at the impact of the UASF movement on network development.

Tech  ·  2 August 2017
Bitcoin

What Happened to Bitcoin: A Recap of the Blockchain’s Big Split

Missed Tuesday's bitcoin fork? CoinDesk recaps the day's events, outlining how a band of miners broke off of bitcoin to create a new network.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash Just Mined its First Block, Making Blockchain Split Official

A controversial bitcoin spinoff called Bitcoin Cash has officially broken off from the main network, forging ahead with its own blockchain.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash: Who Supports the Fork And Who Doesn’t

CoinDesk's Alyssa Hertig looks at the varied industry reactions to Bitcoin Cash, a variant of bitcoin said to be launching today.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Fork Watch: News & Guides for the Coming Bitcoin Cash Split

CoinDesk compiles its feature articles and explainers on Bitcoin Cash ahead of its expected fork on Tuesday.

Tech  ·  1 August 2017
Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Cash Timeline: What Will Happen When

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash? Here's the step by step of what's likely about to happen to the bitcoin blockchain.

Tech  ·  31 July 2017
Bitcoin

Could SPV Support a Billion Bitcoin Users? Sizing up a Scaling Claim

A deep dive into claims that it's safe to remove bitcoin's block size limit and instead rely on existing "simplified payment verification" methods.

Tech  ·  30 July 2017
Bitcoin

Why Are Miners Involved in Bitcoin Code Changes Anyway?

How can miners block bitcoin changes? CoinDesk takes a look at how the network upgrades and the role these parties play.

Tech  ·  28 July 2017
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash: Why It’s Forking the Blockchain And What That Means

A group of miners unhappy with scaling proposal Segwit2x have created Bitcoin Cash, an alternative that could fork the bitcoin network on Aug. 1.

Tech  ·  26 July 2017
Bitcoin

What’s Left Before SegWit Goes Live? Bitcoin’s Path to More Capacity

How far away is bitcoin from a capacity upgrade? While technical progress is being made, things are far from set in stone.

Tech  ·  25 July 2017
Bitcoin

Between a Rock and a Hard Fork: Jeff Garzik’s Plan to Avoid a Bitcoin Split

Perhaps no coder is more at the center of bitcoin's raging scaling debate than Jeff Garzik – here he talks about the network's future.

Tech  ·  22 July 2017
Bitcoin

Understanding Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate: Politics Comes First

Cato Institute's Jim Harper argues that, since the scaling debate is so political, the community has something to learn from Washington, D.C.

Tech  ·  21 July 2017
Bitcoin

BIP 91 Locks In: What This Means for Bitcoin and Why It’s Not Scaled Yet

BIP 91 has locked in. Before you celebrate, here's what you need to know about what's happening with bitcoin's code.

Tech  ·  21 July 2017
Exchanges

Bitcoin Startups Advise Caution as Scaling Proposals Collide

With a number of developer proposals set to collide in the coming days, exchanges are issuing policy updates for bitcoin users.

Tech  ·  20 July 2017
Bitcoin

Behind on Bitcoin Drama? A (Short) History of Scaling

Feeling lost in the bitcoin scaling discussion? CoinDesk provides a selection of must-read content to quickly bring you up to speed.

Tech  ·  19 July 2017