Scaling


Marchés

Top Secret? Bitcoin Scaling Plan Segwit2x Leaves More Questions Than Answers

While SegWit2x has significant support, according to some in the bitcoin community, the group is closing off software development to outsiders.

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Marchés

Bitcoin Miners Unite Behind Scaling Proposal Segwit2x

Bitcoin miners are now actively showing their support for a network scaling proposal by flagging signaling directly on the blockchain.

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Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Segwit2x Moves Ahead With Initial Code Release

The first code for bitcoin scaling proposal SegWit2x has been released for testing. Notably, it might be compatible with another proposal, BIP 148.

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Marchés

Game of Bluffs? With UAHF, Bitcoin Scaling Becomes Digital 'Missile Crisis'

In yet another turn to bitcoin's scaling debate, mining firm Bitmain says it would split the network should an upgrade known as 'BIP 148' activate.

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Bitcoin Scaling: How to Give Everyone More Control

Jimmy Song of Paxos discusses bitcoin's scaling debate, arguing that adding sidechains to the protocol could ultimately provide the best path forward.

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BIP 148 + SegWit2x? A Bitcoin Scaling Compromise Might Not Be So Easy

Popular bitcoin scaling solutions BIP148 and SegWit2x aren't compatible, but should they be to avoid a network split?

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Charts: Bitcoin's Network is Objectively More Congested Than Ever

CoinDesk's research team takes a look at the changing economics of the bitcoin blockchain, using charts to tell the story of the scaling debate.

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Are Sidechains a Better Solution for Bitcoin's Scaling Debate?

Once seen as an experimental technology, sidechains are emerging as a scaling solution that could please all sides of the debate.

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Bitcoin's 'Segwit2x' Scaling Proposal: Core Developers Strike Critical Stance

A new solution to the bitcoin scaling debate known as 'Segwitx2' has garnered notable support, but what do bitcoin's developers think of the proposal?

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Marchés

Bitcoin's 'Segwit2x' Scaling Proposal: Where the Startups Stand

CoinDesk asks firms in the industry for their opinions on a new 'agreement' that aims to resolve bitcoin's scaling stalemate.

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