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The Lightning Network Now Supports Transactions Across Blockchains

Aaron van Wirdum -
Although still in testing phase, the lightning network can now be used to send transactions across different blockchains.
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Bitcoin Gold Launches on November 12

Aaron van Wirdum -
After weeks of preparation, Bitcoin Gold (Bgold; BTG) is finally launching tomorrow, November 12, 2017.
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NO2X: Hard Fork “Suspended” Due to Lack of Consensus

Aaron van Wirdum -
There will almost certainly be no Bitcoin hard fork next week: the main organizers behind the SegWit2x project have “suspended” their efforts.
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These International Bitcoin Communities Are Rejecting SegWit2x

Aaron van Wirdum -
The hard fork part of the New York Agreement is scheduled to take place within about two weeks. But not everyone is onboard.
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To B2X or Not to B2X: How Exchanges Will List the SegWit2x Coin

Aaron van Wirdum -
Bitcoin exchanges play a major role in determining which coin retains the BTC name since they list the currencies that are traded under specific names.
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Moody’s: Threat of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies Is Distant but Inevitable

Tanzeel Akhtar -
A report titled “Consumer Digital Payments — US,” which was released on October 11 by Moody’s analyst Stephen Sohn and team, reassures the payments...
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Quantum Computing and Building Resistance into Proof of Stake

Btc Studios -
While both mining via Proof of Work (POW) and staking are two of the most popular ways to perform work to earn income, cryptocurrencies...
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What Lightning Will Look Like: Lightning Labs Has Announced Its User Interface Wallet

Aaron van Wirdum -
“I think the big takeaway is being able to visualize this technology and see what an early UI might look like,” said Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark.
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A Bitcoin Beginner’s Guide to Surviving the Bgold and SegWit2x Forks

Aaron van Wirdum -
Soon, there could be three distinct blockchains and three types of coins. Here's what bitcoiners need to know about B2X and Bgold.
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Bitcoin Gold Is About to Trial an ASIC-Resistant Bitcoin Fork

Aaron van Wirdum -
“... the key goal that we are trying to achieve with this fork is to build a perpetually ASIC-resistant version of Bitcoin,” said Robert Kuhne, a Bitcoin Gold contributor.
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2x or NO2X: Why Some Want to Hard Fork Bitcoin — and Why Others Do Not

Aaron van Wirdum -
SegWit2x is highly controversial. Here are some of the arguments for and against in this latest debate over the Bitcoin protocol.
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The Curious Case of Bitcoin’s “Moby Dick” Spam and the Miners That Confirmed It

Aaron van Wirdum -
“Six or seven [mining] pools have played a major role in stuffing blocks with spam transactions,” analytics developer LaurentMT said.
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