SegWit

Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Scaling Tech Could Have Saved Companies and Users $500M in Fees: Report

Alyssa HertigJul 29, 2020

Implementing transaction batching and SegWit could have saved bitcoin companies and users $500 million in fees – if they'd just use the technology.

Bitcoin

After Years of Resistance, BitPay Adopts SegWit for Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions

William FoxleyJul 2, 2020

Payments processor BitPay has added support for SegWit, three years after a competing block size proposal fractured the Bitcoin community.

Ransomware

NetWalker Ransomware Gang Is Storing $7M in Bitcoin in SegWit Cold Storage

Danny NelsonAug 3, 2020

The organization that’s encrypting computers and extorting companies has taken to SegWit addresses, according to McAfee and CipherTrace.

Bitcoin Wallets

BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

Alyssa HertigMay 5, 2020

Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found.

Exchanges

Gemini Is Now the Largest Bitcoin Exchange to Add ‘Full’ SegWit Support

Alyssa HertigApr 17, 2019

Gemini says it has added "full" support for SegWit, an important bitcoin code change that paves the way for scaling improvements.

SegWit

Bitcoin

One Year Later, What’s Holding Back SegWit Adoption on Bitcoin?

Christine Kim

SegWit was activated on the bitcoin network over a year ago. But only an estimated 36 percent of all bitcoin transactions are using it. Why?

Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core Releases Software Upgrade With Full SegWit Support

Annaliese Milano

The Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 update has been officially released, introducing full support for the SegWit wallet and user interfaces.

Transaction Fees

Bitcoin Fees Are Down Big: Why It Happened And What It Means

Alyssa Hertig

Not so long ago bitcoin's transaction fees were over $20, but now they're down to around $3 again. CoinDesk explores why.

Bitcoin Core

New Bitcoin Code Will Finally Boast Full SegWit Support

Alyssa Hertig

An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software's standard wallet.

Smart Contracts

Funny Name or Not, Schnorr Is a Big Deal for Bitcoin

Alyssa Hertig

Schnorr signatures are seeing renewed interest from bitcoin developers. But what is the technology and why is it seeing so much attention?

Transaction Fees

How to Save on Bitcoin’s Soaring Fees

Alyssa Hertig

Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.

Bitcoin

How to Stop Worrying and Love the Fork

Marc Hochstein

It's going to be a stressful month for bitcoin, but in the big picture, breakups can be healthy for the ecosystem – and possibly for society.