Bitcoin Protocol
Bitcoin Unlimited: Mining Power Should Determine Hard Fork
The developers behind an alternative bitcoin software took steps today to allay fears that an upgrade to its code would be disruptive to the market.
'Super UASF': Could a Clever Idea Break Bitcoin's Scaling Deadlock?
An experimental 'user-activated soft fork' for pushing through a controversial bitcoin code change took another step forward this week
Nobody Understands Bitcoin (And That's OK)
Does anyone understand bitcoin? This multifaceted technology is different things to different people, and we should accept that, argues Jameson Lopp.
How Bitcoin's P2P Layer Got a Speed Hike in the Latest Core Release
MIT-funded developer Cory Fields discusses his work overhauling the code for Bitcoin Core's peer-to-peer layer – a task that was anything but easy.
Rootstock is Fusing Lightning With On-Chain Scaling – On a Sidechain
A unique proposal aimed at scaling bitcoin’s transaction capacity via sidechains has been revealed in a new white paper.
What You Need to Know About Bitcoin's Upcoming Code Release
Bitcoin’s best-known proposed code change isn’t the only one that matters.
Faster Than Lightning? 'Sprite' Paper Envisions New Bitcoin Payments
Researchers have laid out a framework for a payment system they claim would be even faster than bitcoin's Lightning Network.
Bitcoin Hash Functions Explained
Everything you always wanted to know about bitcoin hashing, but were afraid to ask.
A Bitcoin Hard Fork? The Science of Contentious Code is Advancing
Developers are probing deeper into how best to execute a hard fork – a contentious upgrading tool that promises numerous benefits for bitcoin.
