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Scalability Debate Continues As Bitcoin XT Proposal Stalls
As a key date for a proposed bitcoin scaling solution passes, CoinDesk looks at the current state of industry debate.
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Jan 11, 2016 at 6:15 p.m. UTC
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Why We Should Care about Bitcoin Governance
The block size debate has yet to be solved and raises the important issue bitcoin governance – what does the future hold and why should we care?
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Oct 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Constructive Debate Shines as Scaling Bitcoin Unites Developers
Billed as a potential venue for debate on issues surrounding the viability of the bitcoin network, Scaling Bitcoin took place in Montreal yesterday.
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Sep 13, 2015 at 1:10 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Developers Pen Open Letter on Network Scalability
More than 30 bitcoin developers and contributors have signed a letter that discusses how the project aims to achieve consensus for scalability.
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Sep 1, 2015 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Block Size Debate: Who's Picking Sides?
Which companies are supporting BIP 100 or BIP 101? We've tracked down the answers.
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Aug 31, 2015 at 10:09 a.m. UTC
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Support Grows for BIP 100 Bitcoin Block Size Proposal
Support for BIP 100, the scalability fix from core developer Jeff Garzik, is growing as more miners pick sides in bitcoin's block size debate.
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Aug 26, 2015 at 12:40 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Tweets of the Week: Forking Drama and Black Monday
Bitcoin XT and Black Monday – CoinDesk takes a look at the topics that have dominated the bitcoin Twittersphere over the past week.
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Aug 25, 2015 at 10:16 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Price Slumps Following Bitfinex Outage
The price of bitcoin slumped again today after Bitfinex closed its order book, citing issues with its post-trade processing.
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Aug 24, 2015 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
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What is the Bitcoin Block Size Debate and Why Does it Matter?
Bitcoin is divided. The crux of the issue comes down to a single technical detail: the size of bitcoin’s blocks.
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Aug 21, 2015 at 2:11 p.m. UTC
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