Bitcoin Protocol

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.

Don't know a hard fork from a soft fork? This guide is designed to help you follow bitcoin's raging technical debates.

Ni Amy CastorMar 27, 2017

What's the ideal block size? CoinDesk contributor Willy Woo analyzes the charts for answers in his latest opinion piece.

Ni Willy WooMar 24, 2017

As the discussion heats up over the possibility of a bitcoin hard fork, some developers are playing down the likelihood of a split.

Ni Alyssa HertigMar 24, 2017

Bitcoin developers outlined a plan today to replace the network's signature scheme with an alternative.

Ni Garrett KeirnsMar 23, 2017

Should the bitcoin network split into rival chains, those impacted in the fallout may be unable to turn to courts for recourse, lawyers say.

Ni Pete RizzoMar 23, 2017

A proposal for how bitcoin wallets could be protected under adversarial conditions is seeing discussion among Bitcoin Core developers.

Ni Pete RizzoMar 22, 2017

As tensions rise in bitcoin's scaling debate, support is growing for a solution that could sideline miners should they try to force a code change.

Ni Alyssa HertigMar 22, 2017

The developers behind an alternative bitcoin software took steps today to allay fears that an upgrade to its code would be disruptive to the market.

Ni Pete RizzoMar 20, 2017

An experimental 'user-activated soft fork' for pushing through a controversial bitcoin code change took another step forward this week

Ni Alyssa HertigMar 15, 2017

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