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Blockstream Adds to All-Star Blockchain Developer Team
Bitcoin startup Blockstream has announced a slew of new hires that serve to further boost the firm’s already impressive development team.
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Aug 15, 2016 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Aug 15, 2016
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Ethereum Scaling Advances With 'First' Off-Blockchain Payments
A team of ethereum developers has successfully completed what they say is the first off-blockchain transaction on the network.
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Alyssa Hertig
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Aug 11, 2016 at 12:48 p.m. UTC
Aug 11, 2016
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Bitfury Releases Proposal for Bitcoin Lightning Micropayments Routing
Bitfury Group, in collaboration with the open-source Lightning Network community, has released a white paper on lightning routing.
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Pete Rizzo
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Jul 7, 2016 at 2:08 p.m. UTC
Jul 7, 2016
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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.
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Ariel Deschapell
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Jul 3, 2016 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2016
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Will Ethereum Beat Bitcoin to Mainstream Microtransactions?
Micropayments have long been one of the most anticipated use cases for bitcoin, but similar tech may be coming soon to Ethereum.
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Alyssa Hertig
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May 31, 2016 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2016
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Bitcoin Startup Blockchain Releases Code for 'Thunder' Payment Channels
The development of payments channels on the bitcoin network took a step forward today with new technology released by wallet startup Blockchain.
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Pete Rizzo
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May 16, 2016 at 6:51 p.m. UTC
May 16, 2016
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Lightning’s Balancing Act: Challenges Face Bitcoin’s Scalability Savior
What tech challenges face the bitcoin Lightning Network? Jameson Lopp analyzes in this in-depth feature piece.
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Jameson Lopp
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Feb 28, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 28, 2016
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Lightning, Duplex and the Search for Scalable Bitcoin Micropayments
CoinDesk speaks to developers seeking to update the functionality of bitcoin's technology to allow for cost-effective micropayments.
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Pete Rizzo
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Oct 7, 2015 at 10:59 p.m. UTC
Oct 7, 2015
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