Bitcoin Unlimited

Craig Wright

How to Watch the Bitcoin Cash Fork As It Happens

Christine KimNov 14, 2018

Part system upgrade, part political battle, Thursday's BCH hard fork could get interesting.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Cash: Why It’s Forking the Blockchain And What That Means

Alyssa HertigJul 26, 2017

A group of miners unhappy with scaling proposal Segwit2x have created Bitcoin Cash, an alternative that could fork the bitcoin network on Aug. 1.

News

‘A Sad Joke’: Bitcoin Cash’s Lead Coder Quits Bitcoin Unlimited Project

Alyssa HertigMar 25, 2019

Amaury Séchet, a leading developer of bitcoin cash, is leaving one of the projects that paved the way for the controversial cryptocurrency.

Mining

Research Finds Design Flaws in Scaling Proposal Bitcoin Unlimited

Pete RizzoJul 19, 2017

New research has provided a rare academic lens to the conversation on how to best scale bitcoin's technology for more users.

Roger Ver

Gambling on a Hard Fork: Will Roger Ver Take up a High-Stakes Bitcoin Wager?

Amy CastorJul 12, 2017

Will controversial bitcoin investor Roger Ver take this high-stakes wager on a possible hard fork now there's a technical solution?

Bitcoin Unlimited

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Scaling: How to Give Everyone More Control

Jimmy Song

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

BitPay

Consensus 2017: BitPay CEO Calls Bitcoin Fork ‘Only Option’ For Businesses

Alyssa Hertig

A panel focused on bitcoin scaling drew crowds at Consensus 2017 today, though panelists painted a somewhat murky picture of potential paths forward.

Bitcoin Protocol

The Hidden History of Bitcoin Unlimited

Paul Elliot-Ennis & Rachel-Rose O'Leary

A deep dive into the history of Bitcoin Unlimited, a bitcoin implementation seeking to become the dominant software on the network.

Bitcoin Protocol

The ‘Big Block’ Bitcoin Movement is Embracing Bcoin

Alyssa Hertig

A new bitcoin implementation called 'Bcoin' is attracting wide support as a means to end the scaling debate.

Technology

Bitcoin’s Broken Record: Why the Scaling Debate Isn’t Going Away

Alyssa Hertig

As the bitcoin scaling debate drags on, patterns are emerging that yield interesting insights into technical exploration on the network.

Coinbase

War of the Words: Who’s Said What About a Bitcoin Fork?

Alyssa Hertig, Stan Higgins & Garrett Keirns

CoinDesk rounds up the various announcements from industry startups in the wake of speculation the bitcoin network could see a technical split.

Bitcoin Protocol

Keep Calm and Bitcoin On? Developers Aren’t Worrying About a Fork

Alyssa Hertig

As the discussion heats up over the possibility of a bitcoin hard fork, some developers are playing down the likelihood of a split.