Taproot Has Been Merged Into Bitcoin Core: Here's What That Means
Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update is one step closer to fruition.
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/GFMQ2HP4ZBDJRBWJDNYSMEJGQU.jpg)
Sponsored
Oct 15, 2020 at 2:48 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
Schnorr
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/Z5REIE7EJBEDRLGN7CDBW2M4EM.jpg)
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.
Sponsored
Feb 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2020
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/6XZTE7WKTJGBBFJUAFZGGUU27I.jpg)
Here's How to Inspect Bitcoin's Next (Likely) Major Upgrade Yourself
With bitcoin’s next likely major upgrade in the works, students of the cryptocurrency can inspect the code themselves, helped by core developers.
Sponsored
Feb 13, 2020 at 3:28 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2020
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/GE2IQU4NQ5ENXP555OXZIMCL6I.jpg)
Appealing to Normies: Advancing Bitcoin Starts With Better UX
At London's Advancing Bitcoin conference, developers discussed user-experience fixes for the world's leading crypto.
Sponsored
Feb 7, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2020
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/ZHMOFAYUWVBNPODBL32VEC5JDM.png)
Bitcoin's Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade 'Taproot' Just Took a Big Step Forward
A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circl...
Sponsored
Jan 24, 2020 at 12:45 a.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/7OTSTOKSLNBJNI45WOPPKSYMFY.jpg)
Pieter Wuille Unveils Two Proposals for Upcoming Bitcoin Privacy Soft Fork
Bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled two proposals today that offer new plans for bitcoin's possible next big upgrade.
Sponsored
May 6, 2019 at 10:15 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/FEXUJHCWSFBDVG6BWAJTGSL5PI.jpg)
Schnorr Upgrade Set for Inclusion in Next Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
Bitcoin Cash's upcoming network upgrade will notably feature a new signature scheme dubbed Schnorr.
Sponsored
Apr 29, 2019 at 4:13 p.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/W456DSKOENCWJBWA63USGBX44U.png)
Blockstream Releases Test Code for Proposed Bitcoin Tech Upgrade Schnorr
Schnorr signatures are no longer just another idea for improving bitcoin thanks to a new code library from Blockstream.
Sponsored
Feb 18, 2019 at 8:55 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2019
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/5XKH5KXY5VBCHN2UGETU7YPXY4.jpg)
Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin's Biggest Change Since SegWit
Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin's likely next major upgrade.
Sponsored
Jul 16, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2018
:format(webp)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindeskuat/OO7XQUX6MVDUFMIKDQ5MPOFN6E.jpg)
An Upcoming Cryptocurrency Is Trialling a Trio of Bitcoin Tech Advances
As grin inches toward launch, the team is incorporating three bold scalability and privacy technologies originally created for bitcoin.
Sponsored
Jun 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2018