Bitcoin Protocol
What Makes Bitcoin Great? One Scientist is On a Quest to Find Out
Academics still aren't sure why bitcoin is so robust, but one Cornell professor has made it her mission to find out.
Inside MAST: The Little-Known Plan to Advance Bitcoin Smart Contracts
Bitcoin could soon be endowed with a range of new technical improvements including greater smart-contract functionality.
Greg Maxwell Breaks Down Blockchain: The 'Uncontrollable Noun'
Blockstream CTO Greg Maxwell addressed the growing blockchain hype in a nuanced talk at Construct 2017 today.
Construct 2017: Life After SegWit? Bitcoin Gridlock Takes the Stage
Construct's open-source developer conference saw notable discussions, though talk of bitcoin's scaling issues was a persistent theme.
Rethinking Proof of Work: The Quest to 'Improve' Bitcoin Heats Up
The system that secures bitcoin, proof of work, demands vast amounts of energy – and that's a prize problem to solve, say researchers.
Scaling Revisited: What If Bitcoin's Big 'Problem' is Its Great Strength?
Day one of the Satoshi Roundtable conference saw fervent debate on a range of topics, though scaling once again took the center stage.
How Ethereum Smart Contracts Could Replace Mining Pool Managers
Ethereum smart contracts might one day be used to combat 'mining centralization', if a new project called SmartPool comes to fruition.
Julian Assange Just Read Out a Bitcoin Block Hash to Prove He Was Alive
In an attempt to disprove theories about his own death, controversial media mogul Julian Assange turned to the bitcoin blockchain today.
Bitcoin in 2016: The Year Politics Challenged Apolitical Money
Bitcoin Core developer Eric Lombrozo recaps a fraught year in bitcoin development, one that he believes could give way to a less contentious 2017.
