Scaling


Markets

A Lower Block Time Could Help Bitcoin Scale, But Will It Work?

A small tweak to bitcoin could have a big impact.

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Markets

ViaBTC Rises: How A Mysterious Miner Could Decide Bitcoin's Future

The future of bitcoin could be impacted by a mysterious new mining pool, one that has shown it's willing to go its own way on technical debates.

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Markets

Why Weight? Bitcoin Scaling is Moving Beyond Block Size

Day two of Scaling Bitcoin in Milan showcased how bitcoin's technical community is trying to put the contentious "block size debate" in the rearview.

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Markets

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.

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Markets

Bitcoin Lightning Payments Pass 'Milestone' With Blockstream Test

Bitcoin's Lightning Network has passed another key milestone.

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Tech

The Full Lineup for Scaling Bitcoin is Now Available

The event schedule for next week's Scaling Bitcoin conference is now available.

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Markets

Bitcoin Unlimited Announces Research Grant Program

The team behind a long-contentious proposal to upgrade the bitcoin protocol is making new funding available for research.

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Tech

Ethereum's Creator Proves Blockchain Scaling Vision is No Joke

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin gave a lengthy speech at Devcon2 this week focused on efforts to scale the protocol.

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Markets

It Isn't 'Consensus': Toward Cooler Protocol Debates

The idea that bitcoin and blockchains run on "consensus" among their users is counterproductive, argues Jim harper.

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Markets

'No Scaling Agreements' Planned for July Bitcoin Miner-Developer Event

A late July gathering featuring members of bitcoin’s development and mining communities will not focus on scaling.

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