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Bitcoin Core
Consensus 2017: BitPay CEO Calls Bitcoin Fork 'Only Option' For Businesses
A panel focused on bitcoin scaling drew crowds at Consensus 2017 today, though panelists painted a somewhat murky picture of potential paths forward.

Where is Gavin Andresen? The Quiet Exile of Bitcoin's Former Face
Bitcoin developers discuss a messy divorce with former maintainer Gavin Andresen, once the most public face of the digital currency project.

Bitcoin Needs More Politics, Not Less
On the two-year anniversary of a post that sparked a thousand bitcoin debates, Jim Harper analyzes the state of developer politics.

Craig Wright's New Company is Building a Bitcoin Core Competitor
A secretive startup called nChain is gearing up to launch an alternative implementation of the bitcoin software for use by developers.

New Bitcoin Core Software Makes SegWit Optional for Miners
A new software update – version 0.14.1 – has been released by the Bitcoin Core open-source development community.

Bitcoin's Broken Record: Why the Scaling Debate Isn't Going Away
As the bitcoin scaling debate drags on, patterns are emerging that yield interesting insights into technical exploration on the network.

Developer Proposes Hybrid SegWit Solution to Bitcoin's Block Size Debate
A new proposal seeks to combine two solutions to bitcoin's block size debate into one compromise to move the network forward.

War of the Words: Who's Said What About a Bitcoin Fork?
CoinDesk rounds up the various announcements from industry startups in the wake of speculation the bitcoin network could see a technical split.

Keep Calm and Bitcoin On? Developers Aren't Worrying About a Fork
As the discussion heats up over the possibility of a bitcoin hard fork, some developers are playing down the likelihood of a split.

Bitcoin Core Roadmap Unveils Signature Optimization Plan
Bitcoin developers outlined a plan today to replace the network's signature scheme with an alternative.
