Bitcoin’s Battle Over Segwit2x Has Begun
Is a new version of bitcoin's software a way to please all over the scaling issue, or a hostile takeover by commerce? The community is divided.
Is a new version of bitcoin's software a way to please all over the scaling issue, or a hostile takeover by commerce? The community is divided.
The bitcoin cash blockchain is becoming more competitive against the bitcoin chain from which it forked – and that's having interesting impacts.
Josh Stark argues that "cryptoeconomics" is widely misunderstood, despite being a concept crucial to understanding the blockchain industry.
A sudden increase in the price of bitcoin cash is changing the economic dynamic between it and the original bitcoin.
A virtual reality project built using blockchain technology has raised $26 million in ether via an initial coin offering.
In an effort to grow the pool of potential bitcoin cash users, BTC.com is launching a recovery tool for users who couldn't easily claim their funds.
Multinational software provider Oracle is working on a way to bring "fair" governance to permissioned blockchains, according to a patent application.
Miners are currently mining bitcoin cash at a loss. CoinDesk looks at the reasons why, and what might happen if the tables turn.
The team behind the decentralized exchange protocol 0x has raised $24 million in an initial coin offering (ICO).
Bitcoin's much-anticipated Lightning Network is now compatible with seven payment networks, thanks to new code from Ripple and Bitfury.
Cryptocurrency exchange startup Coinbase has been awarded a new patent related to private key security, public records show.
In an effort to propel development of its protocol, the Zcash Foundation is offering roughly $80,000 in new grants to its community.
The Australian Securities Exchange wants to know more about the Digital Asset DLT platform, and will commission a third party study to do so.
The developer team behind the Segwit2x scaling proposal is set to announce a formal date for a planned bitcoin hard fork today.
Graphics card (GPU) maker AMD is rolling out a new software driver geared specifically toward cryptocurrency mining.
Blockstream says people most in need of bitcoin aren't getting it because of their lack of internet, but its satellite – yes, satellite – can help.
Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?
One of the world's largest blockchain consortiums is kicking off its next phase of development.
How will SegWit impact the bitcoin network? Data from the already upgraded litecoin blockchain can provide an answer.
Segwit2x has reconfirmed plans to move forward with its 2mb hard fork in three months. Will this lead to another split?
Contributors to the Hyperledger blochain project will vote on a new steering committee in the weeks ahead.
Passing a key threshold on Wednesday, the bitcoin network will soon be upgraded with a long in-development code change.
SegWit is on par to lock-in today. Miners are embracing the scaling upgrade, but there's still time before users are able to take advantage.
CoinDesk contributor Jimmy Song gives an update on changes in Bitcoin Cash's mining ecosystem and why they might be of note for investors.
An electronics retail marketplace in South Korea has reportedly taken the unusual step of banning vendors from mining bitcoin or ether.
It was party time in New York, hours after a new cryptocurrency was forked off from the main bitcoin blockchain.
After a few difficulty adjustments, blocks on the bitcoin cash blockchain are now being mined more steadily.
A cryptic message on the bitcoin cash blockchain on Friday reveals insights into the minds of miners – who now can pick and choose between chains.
GDAX has announced that it will launch support for the breakaway cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash sometime later this year.
What to make of the most political proposal for bitcoin scaling? CoinDesk looks at the impact of the UASF movement on network development.