Bitcoin XT

Bitcoin XT

Why We Should Care about Bitcoin Governance

Nozomi HayaseOct 17, 2015

The block size debate has yet to be solved and raises the important issue bitcoin governance – what does the future hold and why should we care?

Blockchain Technology

Constructive Debate Shines as Scaling Bitcoin Unites Developers

Pete RizzoSep 13, 2015

Billed as a potential venue for debate on issues surrounding the viability of the bitcoin network, Scaling Bitcoin took place in Montreal yesterday.

News

Scalability Debate Continues As Bitcoin XT Proposal Stalls

Daniel PalmerJan 11, 2016

As a key date for a proposed bitcoin scaling solution passes, CoinDesk looks at the current state of industry debate.

Bitcoin Protocol

Bitcoin Developers Pen Open Letter on Network Scalability

Emily SpavenSep 1, 2015

More than 30 bitcoin developers and contributors have signed a letter that discusses how the project aims to achieve consensus for scalability.

China

Bitcoin Block Size Debate: Who’s Picking Sides?

Grace CaffynAug 31, 2015

Which companies are supporting BIP 100 or BIP 101? We've tracked down the answers.

Bitcoin XT

KnCMiner

Support Grows for BIP 100 Bitcoin Block Size Proposal

Grace Caffyn

Support for BIP 100, the scalability fix from core developer Jeff Garzik, is growing as more miners pick sides in bitcoin's block size debate.

Twitter

Bitcoin Tweets of the Week: Forking Drama and Black Monday

Yessi Bello Perez

Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week.

Prices

Bitcoin Price Slumps Following Bitfinex Outage

Grace Caffyn

The price of bitcoin slumped again today after Bitfinex closed its order book, citing issues with its post-trade processing.

Bitcoin Protocol

What is the Bitcoin Block Size Debate and Why Does it Matter?

Grace Caffyn

Bitcoin is divided. The crux of the issue comes down to a single technical detail: the size of bitcoin’s blocks.