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Amid Scaling Debate, Bitcoin Core Goes on Outreach Offensive

CoinDesk examines the current bitcoin scaling debate through the eyes of Bitcoin Core, the project's main developer team.

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Big Miners Back Bitcoin Classic As Scaling Debate Evolves

Following a months-long debate on how to scale the bitcoin network, bitcoin mining firms are voicing their support for a newly introduced proposal.

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Blockstream CEO: Bitcoin Creating 'Toxic' Environment for Developers

CoinDesk speaks to Blockstream CEO Austin Hill about the industry's ongoing debate on how best to scale the bitcoin blockchain.

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Bitcoin Industry Optimistic Amid Bitter Battle for Scaling Solution

At the first stop on bitcoin's annual event calendar, opinions were diverse and divisive on how the network can scale to accommodate new users.

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Making Sense of Bitcoin's Divisive Block Size Debate

Confused about the current state of bitcoin's 'block size debate'? CoinDesk rounds up thoughts from a recent influx of blogs on the subject.

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Bitcoin Branded a Failure as Media Erupts Over Mike Hearn Exit

Long-time bitcoin developer Mike Hearn officially “left” the project this week, creating a negative narrative that was seized by the press.

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Eating the Bitcoin Cake

Litecoin creator Charlie Lee discusses the trade-offs developers are currently considering as they seek to increase the bitcoin network's capacity.

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Is Segregated Witness the Answer to Bitcoin’s Block Size Debate?

A newly introduced proposal for how the bitcoin network can be scaled to handle greater transaction volumes is gaining traction among developers.

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Hard Fork Question Divides Developers at Scaling Bitcoin Day 2

Highlights of day two of Scaling Bitcoin included the debut of segregated witnesses and a roundtable discussion between developers and China's miners.

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China’s Miners Heat Up Debate at Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong

Day one of Scaling Bitcoin Hong Kong saw discussion and debate on proposals aiming to increase the processing power of the bitcoin blockchain.

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