Nodes

Arizona Bill Would Enshrine the Right to Run a Crypto Node
An Arizona lawmaker wants to protect blockchain node operators from possible prohibitions by local and county governments.

Untangling Bitcoin: Why Russell Yanofsky Is Taking Apart Crypto's Oldest Code
One developer is quietly working on splitting up bitcoin's codebase – an effort aimed to give users more flexibility and developers more clarity.

Geth Releases Software Update Ahead of Ethereum 'Byzantium' Hard Fork
A new version of Geth, a command-line interface for running ethereum nodes, includes changes that could see the software running at far higher speeds.

Database Giant Oracle Wants Better Governance for Blockchains
Multinational software provider Oracle is working on a way to bring "fair" governance to permissioned blockchains, according to a patent application.

Bitcoin's Scaling Debate is Devolving Into an All-Out Twitter War
The community has been in a furore over an attack that took down 70% of Bitcoin Unlimited nodes. Here are 12 of the best Twitter responses.

Code Bug Exploit Sends Bitcoin Unlimited Nodes Offline
Bitcoin Unlimited's network of nodes took a hit today.

Blockstack Launches Decentralized Internet Platform on Amazon's AWS
Blockstack Core, a bitcoin development platform, is now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) marketplace.

MIT Expo Spotlights Bitcoin Tech Concerns
The fourth annual MIT Bitcoin Expo this week saw much discussion of the need for more bitcoin nodes to avoid centralization of the tech.

Can A New Method for Monitoring Blockchains Stop Sybil Attacks?
A group of researchers has proposed a new way to more closely monitor the behavior of nodes that relay information on a blockchain network.

Bitcoin's Security Model: A Deep Dive
CoinDesk takes a look under the hood to understand what security features are and aren't offered by bitcoin.

