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'Super UASF': Could a Clever Idea Break Bitcoin's Scaling Deadlock?
An experimental 'user-activated soft fork' for pushing through a controversial bitcoin code change took another step forward this week
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By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 15, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2017
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Nobody Understands Bitcoin (And That's OK)
Does anyone understand bitcoin? This multifaceted technology is different things to different people, and we should accept that, argues Jameson Lopp.
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By Jameson Lopp
Mar 11, 2017 at 12:35 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2017
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How Bitcoin's P2P Layer Got a Speed Hike in the Latest Core Release
MIT-funded developer Cory Fields discusses his work overhauling the code for Bitcoin Core's peer-to-peer layer – a task that was anything but easy.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 10, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2017
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Rootstock is Fusing Lightning With On-Chain Scaling – On a Sidechain
A unique proposal aimed at scaling bitcoin’s transaction capacity via sidechains has been revealed in a new white paper.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 8, 2017 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2017
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What You Need to Know About Bitcoin's Upcoming Code Release
Bitcoin’s best-known proposed code change isn’t the only one that matters.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Mar 6, 2017 at 9:12 p.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2017
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Faster Than Lightning? 'Sprite' Paper Envisions New Bitcoin Payments
Researchers have laid out a framework for a payment system they claim would be even faster than bitcoin's Lightning Network.
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By Corin Faife
Feb 23, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2017
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Bitcoin Hash Functions Explained
Everything you always wanted to know about bitcoin hashing, but were afraid to ask.
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By Corin Faife
Feb 19, 2017 at 12:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2017
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A Bitcoin Hard Fork? The Science of Contentious Code is Advancing
Developers are probing deeper into how best to execute a hard fork – a contentious upgrading tool that promises numerous benefits for bitcoin.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Feb 10, 2017 at 2:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 10, 2017
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What Makes Bitcoin Great? One Scientist is On a Quest to Find Out
Academics still aren't sure why bitcoin is so robust, but one Cornell professor has made it her mission to find out.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Feb 8, 2017 at 10:44 a.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2017
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