Scaling Bitcoin

Bitcoin

Price of Success? Bitcoin Faces New Pressure in a Multi-Coin World

Pete RizzoNov 6, 2017

Day two of a popular bitcoin developer conference saw evidence the technical community is perhaps being challenged by larger changes in blockchain.

Bitcoin Core

MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are ‘Attracting the Wrong People’

Pete RizzoNov 5, 2017

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.

Developers

To Scale Bitcoin, Little Improvements Will Need to Go a Long Way

Bailey ReutzelOct 9, 2018

Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.

Technology

Hold the Fork: No 2x But Everything Else Goes at Scaling Bitcoin Event

Pete RizzoNov 5, 2017

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin 2017 presented a change of pace for an event that grew out of the network's technical contention.

Bitcoin

Scaling Bitcoin Unveils 2017 Conference Dates

Pete RizzoJul 17, 2017

A popular bitcoin developer conference is set to hold its fourth installment at a famed California university in November.

Scaling Bitcoin

Bitcoin Protocol

Beyond Segwit2x: Paul Sztorc Thinks Bitcoin Needs a New Scaling Roadmap

Alyssa Hertig

While current scaling proposals near collision, Paul Sztorc details a vision of bitcoin's future, including Lightning Network and Drivechain.

Technology

Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Takes a Big Step Toward Interoperability

Alyssa Hertig

While several implementations of the much-anticipated Lightning Network have emerged, new specifications could bridge these splintered projects.

Technology

What If One Bitcoin Isn’t Like the Others? Fungibility Debated At Scaling Conference

Pete Rizzo

The fungibility of bitcoin emerged as a central topic of debate on day one of the annual Scaling Bitcoin conference in Milan.

Privacy

Scaling Bitcoin Preview: 5 Talks to Watch at Bitcoin’s Big Summit

Alyssa Hertig

Bitcoin's scaling conferences are known for spawning big ideas.

Anonymity

A Cryptographer Named After Harry Potter’s Archenemy is Helping Solve Bitcoin’s Biggest Problems

Alyssa Hertig

An anonymous cryptographer named after Harry Potter’s archenemy has put forth a proposal experts believe could help solve major issues facing bitcoin.

Bitcoin Protocol

Bitcoin Scaling Event Set for Third Installment in Italy

Pete Rizzo

A conference series started in the wake of bitcoin's ongoing block size debate will see a third installment in 2016.

Prices

Bitcoin Price Rockets To One-Year High on Record Volumes

Joon Ian Wong

The price of bitcoin has hit its highest level in the last year, trading at $436 and climbing at press time.