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'Super UASF': Could a Clever Idea Break Bitcoin's Scaling Deadlock?

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

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Nobody Understands Bitcoin (And That's OK)

Does anyone understand bitcoin? This multifaceted technology is different things to different people, and we should accept that, argues Jameson Lopp.

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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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Rootstock is Fusing Lightning With On-Chain Scaling – On a Sidechain

A unique proposal aimed at scaling bitcoin’s transaction capacity via sidechains has been revealed in a new white paper.

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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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Faster Than Lightning? 'Sprite' Paper Envisions New Bitcoin Payments

Researchers have laid out a framework for a payment system they claim would be even faster than bitcoin's Lightning Network.

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Bitcoin Hash Functions Explained

Everything you always wanted to know about bitcoin hashing, but were afraid to ask.

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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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What Makes Bitcoin Great? One Scientist is On a Quest to Find Out

Academics still aren't sure why bitcoin is so robust, but one Cornell professor has made it her mission to find out.

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