SegWit

Bitcoin

2016: The Year That Wasn’t For Bitcoin

Jim Harper takes aim at bitcoin's so-called "successes" in 2016, arguing that deficient dialogue is holding back it and other blockchain-based monies.

Markets  ·  15 December 2016
Exchanges

Why Aren’t Bitcoin Businesses Talking About SegWit?

Despite the size of the change, bitcoin businesses have yet to champion a newly introduced protocol upgrade.

Tech  ·  28 November 2016
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Miners Can Now Signal Support for SegWit

If they so choose, miners can now safely signal their support for a major bitcoin update.

Tech  ·  18 November 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
Bitcoin Core

One in Four Bitcoin Nodes Are Now Upgraded for SegWit

Bitcoin network data shows that 25 percent of nodes worldwide are signaling support for Segregated Witness.

Tech  ·  11 November 2016
Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Update Brings Scaling Solution Closer to Activation

The latest bitcoin update features code that could potentially activate a long-anticipated scaling solution.

Tech  ·  31 October 2016
Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Scaling Solution SegWit Gets Possible Release Date

Bitcoin Core developers are setting the launch pad for SegWit, a proposed solution to scaling the bitcoin network.

Tech  ·  17 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
Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Developers Meet in Zürich for High-Stakes Code Review

As the Bitcoin Core development team inches closer to scaling the bitcoin network, contributors recently met up in Switzerland to review code.

Tech  ·  6 June 2016