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Coinbase
War of the Words: Who's Said What About a Bitcoin Fork?
CoinDesk rounds up the various announcements from industry startups in the wake of speculation the bitcoin network could see a technical split.
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By Alyssa Hertig, Stan Higgins & Garrett Keirns
Mar 28, 2017 at 9:20 a.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2017
CoinbaseExchangesBitcoin ProtocolCirclestartupsWalletsBitcoin CoreBitcoinBlock SizeScalingBitcoin UnlimitedCompaniesFeatures
fork, silverware
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Bitcoin protocol
A Short Guide to Bitcoin Forks
Don't know a hard fork from a soft fork? This guide is designed to help you follow bitcoin's raging technical debates.
fork, silverware
By Amy Castor
Mar 27, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolTechnologyBitcoinhard forkSoft ForkFeaturesTechnology News
blocks, data
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Price-news
Charts: Determining the Ideal Block Size for Bitcoin
What's the ideal block size? CoinDesk contributor Willy Woo analyzes the charts for answers in his latest opinion piece.
blocks, data
By Willy Woo
Mar 24, 2017 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2017
price-newsBitcoin ProtocolBitcoinBlock SizeScalingFeatures
stress ball
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Bitcoin protocol
Keep Calm and Bitcoin On? Developers Aren't Worrying About a Fork
As the discussion heats up over the possibility of a bitcoin hard fork, some developers are playing down the likelihood of a split.
stress ball
By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 24, 2017 at 10:55 a.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolTechnologyBitcoin CoreBitcoinBitcoin Unlimitedhard-forksFeaturesTechnology News
caligraphy, writing
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Bitcoin protocol
Bitcoin Core Roadmap Unveils Signature Optimization Plan
Bitcoin developers outlined a plan today to replace the network's signature scheme with an alternative.
caligraphy, writing
By Garrett Keirns
Mar 23, 2017 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolTechnologyBitcoin CoreBitcoinECDSANewsGreg MaxwellSchnorrTechnology News
wires, mess
Markets
Law
Fork Fallout? A Bitcoin Split Could Become a Legal Mess
Should the bitcoin network split into rival chains, those impacted in the fallout may be unable to turn to courts for recourse, lawyers say.
wires, mess
By Pete Rizzo
Mar 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2017
LawBitcoin ProtocolMiningTechnologyBitcoinhard-forksFeaturesTechnology News
traffic, obstruct
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Bitcoin protocol
Developers Discuss Wallet Safety Under Hard Fork Conditions
A proposal for how bitcoin wallets could be protected under adversarial conditions is seeing discussion among Bitcoin Core developers.
traffic, obstruct
By Pete Rizzo
Mar 22, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolTechnologyWalletsNewshard-forksTechnology News
siren, red
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Bitcoin mining
Fire the Miners? Radical Ideas Emerge as Bitcoin Fork Talk Escalates
As tensions rise in bitcoin's scaling debate, support is growing for a solution that could sideline miners should they try to force a code change.
siren, red
By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 22, 2017 at 11:45 a.m. UTC
Mar 22, 2017
Bitcoin MiningBitcoin ProtocolMiningTechnologyMining PoolsBitcoinhard forkFeaturesTechnology News
fork, broken
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Bitcoin protocol
Bitcoin Unlimited: Mining Power Should Determine Hard Fork
The developers behind an alternative bitcoin software took steps today to allay fears that an upgrade to its code would be disruptive to the market.
fork, broken
By Pete Rizzo
Mar 20, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolMiningTechnologyNewsBitcoin UnlimitedTechnology News