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‘Just Don’t Break’ Bitcoin: Devs Debate Tech Upgrades to Top Crypto

The bitcoiners gathered at OP_Next were decidedly in favor of progress – but not too much progress, and certainly not too fast.

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‘Speedy Trial’ Taproot Activation on Bitcoin Could Still Include a ‘UASF’ Safety Net

Speedy Trial is nearly approved for activating Taproot, but the code may still include a “user activated soft fork” (UASF) safety net, just in case.

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Bitcoin Coders Confront an Old Quandary: How to Upgrade an Entire Network

An old debate is resurfacing in the bitcoin developer community, underscoring one of the critical challenges confronting decentralized systems.

MOVING PARTS: How does a whole network smoothly upgrade in a way that's backward-compatible, allowing those with older versions of the software to continue participating? (Image via Library of Congress/Rawpixel)

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Velvet Forks: Crypto Updates Without the Controversy?

You've probably heard of "forks," a way of making changes to cryptocurrencies. Now researchers are realizing there's a new kind.

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