Bitcoin Protocol


Marchés

After Months of Tests, the Big Bid to Scale Bitcoin is Nearing Launch

After months of testing, bitcoin's long-sought scaling solution Segregated Witness is moving forward to launch.

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Building a Better Bitcoin Fee Market

Bitcoin may now have a fee market, but that reality doesn't mean the network has optimized for this environment, developer Jameson Lopp argues.

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Bitcoin's Messy Push for Innovation is Winning Over Payments Developers

Despite criticism of bitcoin's approach to payments innovation, its development process may have advantages over existing methods, observers argue.

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Why Bitcoin is Better for Crime Fighters Than Criminals

Steptoe & Johnson partner Jason Weinstein argues that, despite perception, blockchain tech benefits law enforcement agents more than criminals.

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Complaints Hit 'Record' Levels at Blockchain Amid Confirmation Delays

Wallet provider Blockchain has released data that indicates its users are complaining more about service disruptions amid increased network demand.

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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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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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Bitcoin Classic Publishes Code That Could Double Bitcoin's Block Size

The first release for the alternative bitcoin implementation of Bitcoin Classic has been published.

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Private Retreat to Unite Bitcoin Execs for Scaling Debate

The invitation-only Satoshi Roundtable is set to convene for its second year, this time playing host to discussions on bitcoin scaling.

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How to Save Bitcoin's Node Network from Centralization

BitGo's Jameson Lopp looks at why the number of bitcoin nodes is diminishing across the network and discusses what could reverse the trend.

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