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Four Visions for Scaling Bitcoin: A State of Digital Money Panel

Kyle Torpey -
At the recent State of Digital Money event in Los Angeles, Bitcoin scaling was the topic of conversation for a panel consisting of Airbitz...
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Bitcoin is Now Useless for Micropayments, But Solutions are Coming

Kyle Torpey -
The Bitcoin blockchain is basically becoming useless for low-value, instant purchases. Frankly, if you’re ordering a beer at a bar, you’re better off using...
CULTURE

AlphaBay Comments on Bitcoin Congestion, Monero Adoption and Zcash Possibilities

Kyle Torpey -
While Silk Road popularized the industry back in 2011, AlphaBay is the now the most widely used darknet market in existence. Usage statistics are...
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Colu Announces Colored Coins and Lightning Network Integration

Diana Ngo -
Colu, an Israeli provider of blockchain-based technologies, has built a version of Lightning Labs' code that is compatible with Colored Coins. This would allow...
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Here’s How Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Could Fail

Kyle Torpey -
The Lightning Network is viewed by many in the Bitcoin community as the network’s best hope for long-term scalability. The concept uses payment channels...
TECHNICAL

Updated: Segregated Witness Merged Into Bitcoin Core Release

Kyle Torpey -
Updated at 1:40pm EST:Segregated Witness has been merged into Bitcoin Core.Original article:During a Bitcoin Core development meeting on Thursday, it was decided that the...
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Exploring the Centralization Risks of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network

Kyle Torpey -
For the vast majority of Bitcoin Core contributors, the Lightning Network is viewed as the best option for scaling Bitcoin to many millions of...
CULTURE

Does the Lightning Network Threaten Bitcoin’s Censorship Resistance?

Kyle Torpey -
The Lightning Network may well be Bitcoin’s primary solution to the issue of scalability, but many skeptics believe there are unresolved issues with this...
TECHNICAL

Greg Maxwell: Lightning Network Better Than Sidechains for Scaling Bitcoin

Kyle Torpey -
Over the past year or two, the main topic of conversation in the Bitcoin community has been how the system is going to eventually...
TECHNICAL

Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 Released, Major Step Forward for Scalability

Kyle Torpey -
Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 was released early this morning and the update includes several changes that have huge implications for Bitcoin scalability. The release deploys the first...
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