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Bitcoin's Capacity Issues No 'Nightmare', But Higher Fees May Be New Reality

CoinDesk analyzes the recent decrease in transaction capacity on the bitcoin network and its affect on bitcoin users.

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Bitcoin Has No Leader, and Maybe That's a Good Thing

OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman discusses the current infighting among bitcoin's developers and why he believes a change in thinking is needed.

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Joi Ito: Why I'm Worried About Bitcoin and the Blockchain

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito looks at the current state of bitcoin and the blockchain, calling for unity amid an uncertain time for the industry.

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Coinbase CEO Rejects Proposal for Bitcoin Hard Fork in 2017

Brian Armstrong, CEO of bitcoin services provider Coinbase, has rejected a new proposal for scaling the bitcoin network.

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Bitcoin Miners Back Proposed Timeline for 2017 Hard Fork

Members of China's bitcoin mining ecosystem have committed to supporting a proposed roadmap for scaling the bitcoin network.

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No, Forking Bitcoin Won't Land You in Legal Hot Water

Pillsbury Winthrop blockchain lead Marco Santori rebuffs claims creating new versions of bitcoin's blockchain may create legal issues for developers.

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Why Bitcoin Governance is a Competition (And That's a Good Thing)

Former Bitcoin Foundation global counsel Jim Harper discusses the challenges of applying open-source development practices to a blockchain world.

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Industry Businesses Pledge to Avoid Bitcoin Network Split

A group of bitcoin miners, exchanges and service providers have issued a letter stating that they would not back hard forks of the network.

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Why Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate is An Opportunity Not a Flaw

Writer Nozomi Hayase looks at how bitcoin's scalability debate should be seen as just another phase in the growth of the digital currency.

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The Bitcoin Block Size Debate Isn't Just About Technology

The views of the Bitcoin Core developers are not the only ones that should count when deciding its future, says developer Elliott Olds.

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