Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core

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Why Are Miners Involved in Bitcoin Code Changes Anyway?

How can miners block bitcoin changes? CoinDesk takes a look at how the network upgrades and the role these parties play.

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What's Left Before SegWit Goes Live? Bitcoin's Path to More Capacity

How far away is bitcoin from a capacity upgrade? While technical progress is being made, things are far from set in stone.

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'Unrealistic': BIP 91 Creator James Hilliard Has Choice Words for Segwit2x

The creative coder behind a clever way to enact SegWit doesn't believe a new proposal for the network is in its best interest.

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Between a Rock and a Hard Fork: Jeff Garzik's Plan to Avoid a Bitcoin Split

Perhaps no coder is more at the center of bitcoin's raging scaling debate than Jeff Garzik – here he talks about the network's future.

Jeff Garzik, co-founder of Hemi Labs (TEDx)

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Understanding Bitcoin's Scaling Debate: Politics Comes First

Cato Institute's Jim Harper argues that, since the scaling debate is so political, the community has something to learn from Washington, D.C.

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Bitcoin Startups Advise Caution as Scaling Proposals Collide

With a number of developer proposals set to collide in the coming days, exchanges are issuing policy updates for bitcoin users.

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Behind on Bitcoin Drama? A (Short) History of Scaling

Feeling lost in the bitcoin scaling discussion? CoinDesk provides a selection of must-read content to quickly bring you up to speed.

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Bitcoin and the Benefits of 'Coopetition'

Jameson Lopp makes an impassioned plea for more cooperation between the players in the bitcoin space in order that the system can thrive.

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

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

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Immature Code or Good Test? Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Segwit2x's Testnet Forks

SegWit2x's testnet fork brings criticism, yet its developers claim the problem won't be replicated by the live deployment.

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