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CoinDesk Explainer: The Bitcoin Unlimited Debate

The controversial alternative to Bitcoin Core has drifted to the heart of bitcoin's raging scaling debate over the past year, but why?

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New Bitcoin Core Release Gives Boost to Block Relay Network

The latest software release from the Bitcoin Core development community provided a boost to a network aimed at broadcasting blocks more quickly.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Will 2017 Bring an End to Bitcoin's Great Scaling Debate?

CoinDesk's Corin Faife recaps how last year saw one of bitcoin's biggest technology debates, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal 2017.

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Why Aren't Bitcoin Businesses Talking About SegWit?

Despite the size of the change, bitcoin businesses have yet to champion a newly introduced protocol upgrade.

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One in Four Bitcoin Nodes Are Now Upgraded for SegWit

Bitcoin network data shows that 25 percent of nodes worldwide are signaling support for Segregated Witness.

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