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

Through a splash in the media, Purse and its in-house-built alternative Bitcoin implementation Bcoin recently presented their scaling proposal, dubbed “To the Moon.” Where...

The Increased Politicization of Bitcoin Mining Is a Distraction

One of the key narratives around Bitcoin has always been that it is a math-based, apolitical currency. In other words, the digital cash system...

Guest Post: Economic Implications of Chain Splits and Resolutions

In my previous article, I touched upon the technical implications of a chain split and its potential resolution and how the type of ruleset...

Guest Post: Chain Splits and Resolutions

An often misunderstood topic is that of chain splits and how they are potentially resolved. With the recent proposal from Shaolinfry discussing User Activated...

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

Just when Bitcoin’s long-lasting scalability dispute appeared to have reached a deadlock, a pseudonymous mailing-list contributor may have presented a way out.Segregated Witness (SegWit),...

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

A few weeks ago, the relatively new India-based bitcoin mining pool GBMiners decided to switch their software from Bitcoin Core to Bitcoin Unlimited. Bitcoin...

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

Imagine this scenario: Tom owes you money. Years later, Tom clones himself and claims the clone to be the real Tom, trying to write...

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

Since the beginning of the development of Segregated Witness, an increasing number of alternative Bitcoin hard fork supporters have criticized the implementation process of...

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

Roughly two weeks ago, ViaBTC, a relatively new bitcoin mining pool that launched earlier this summer, garnered some attention on social media due to...

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

As one of its most important properties and a key selling point, Bitcoin is not controlled by any government, (central) bank or company. Nor...
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