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What Are Bitcoin Forks?
Technical

How Bitcoin Should Be Upgraded In The Future

By Shinobi
Opinion
Bitcoin’s hash rate hit an all-time high of 117 EH/s in early 2020. But the reasons why are more nuanced than “the halving.”
Technical

Using Discreet Log Contracts To Attack Bitcoin Forks

By Ben Carman
Two years after Bitcoin SV split from Bitcoin Cash, another hard fork and community dispute could fork BCH again.
Business

Bitcoin Cash Might Split Again This Weekend. This Is Why (And How)

By Aaron van Wirdum
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Guides

What Are Bitcoin Forks?

By Bitcoin Magazine
As Taproot, the latest consensus protocol change, approaches activation, Bitcoin developers are asking how exactly the network should be upgraded.
Technical

BIP 8, BIP 9 or Modern Soft Fork Activation: How Bitcoin Could Upgrade Next

By Aaron van Wirdum
Bitcoin Independence Day: How SegWit, UASF Defines Consensus
Culture

Bitcoin Independence Day: How This Watershed Day Defines Community Consensus

By Colin Harper
Op Ed: Three Things to Watch for in Upcoming IRS Cryptocurrency Guidelines
Business

Op Ed: Three Things to Watch for in Upcoming IRS Cryptocurrency Tax Guidelines

By David Kemmerer
craig wright satoshi investigation
Business

Op Ed: How Many Wrongs Make a Wright?

By Jameson Lopp
Op-ed - Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense
Culture

Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense

By Kyle Torpey
- $3.5 Million in Bitcoin Missing From India’s Coinsecure Exchange
Markets

$3.5 Million in Bitcoin Missing From India’s Coinsecure Exchange

By Amy Castor
Adoption & community - Op-Ed: The Potentially Fatal Flaw of Open-Source Blockchain Protocols
Culture

Op-Ed: The Potentially Fatal Flaw of Open-Source Blockchain Protocols

By Erik Kuebler
Technical - How Bitcoin Extension Blocks Are Backward Compatible — and How They’re Not
Technical

How Bitcoin Extension Blocks Are Backward Compatible — and How They’re Not

By Aaron van Wirdum
Mining - The Increased Politicization of Bitcoin Mining Is a Distraction
Business

The Increased Politicization of Bitcoin Mining Is a Distraction

By Kyle Torpey
Mining - Guest Post: Economic Implications of Chain Splits and Resolutions
Business

Guest Post: Economic Implications of Chain Splits and Resolutions

By Alphonse Pace
Op-ed - Guest Post: Chain Splits and Resolutions
Technical

Guest Post: Chain Splits and Resolutions

By Alphonse Pace
Technical - The Latest Twist to the Block Size Debate Is Called a “UASF”
Technical

The Latest Twist to the Block Size Debate Is Called a “UASF”

By Aaron van Wirdum
Mining - Here’s Why India’s GBMiners Mining Pool Switched to Bitcoin Unlimited
Business

Here’s Why India’s GBMiners Mining Pool Switched to Bitcoin Unlimited

By Kyle Torpey
Adoption & community - Op-Ed: Ethereum vs Ethereum: Which Is the Ship of Theseus?
Culture

Op-Ed: Ethereum vs Ethereum: Which Is the Ship of Theseus?

By Chang Jia
Investing - Understanding Soft Forks: A Core Developer’s View on Network Monopoly
Technical

Understanding Soft Forks: A Core Developer’s View on Network Monopoly

By Joseph Young
Mining - An Interview With ViaBTC
Business

An Interview With ViaBTC, the New Bitcoin Mining Pool on the Blockchain

By Kyle Torpey
Adoption & community - A Primer on Bitcoin Governance
Culture

A Primer on Bitcoin Governance, or Why Developers Aren’t in Charge of the Protocol

By Aaron van Wirdum
Ethereum - How the Great Schism Can End Well for Ethereum One (Part 1 of 3)
Business

How the Great Schism Can End Well for Ethereum One (Part 1 of 3)

By Aaron van Wirdum
Adoption & community - Rejecting Today’s Hard Fork
Culture

Rejecting Today’s Hard Fork, the Ethereum Classic Project Continues on the Original Chain: Here's Why

By Aaron van Wirdum
Adoption & community - The Ethereum Community Debates Soft Fork to Blacklist Funds in Wake of $50M DAO Heist
Culture

The Ethereum Community Debates Soft Fork to Blacklist Funds in Wake of $50M DAO Heist

By Rebecca Campbell