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Bitmain IPO Prospectus Reveals Offering May Be a Gamble for Investors
Bitmain's new prospectus includes three months beyond what was previously known about the cryptocurrency mining giant. And that new information tells a bigger story.
Op Ed: No Governance for Old Men: Coordinating Protocol Upgrades in the Future
Make no mistake. We are witnessing a high-stakes protocol standards battle play out in real time. And it is just as important as last...
BIP 91 Has Locked In. Here’s What That Means (and What It Does Not)
It looks as if Bitcoin is getting Segregated Witness.Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 91 (BIP 91) just locked in. Up to 90 percent of all hash...
Countdown to SegWit: These Are the Dates to (Still) Keep an Eye On
A running commentary on the forthcoming changes that may be in store for the Bitcoin. Continuously updated as necessary.
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...
If There Is an Answer to Selfish Mining, Braiding Could Be It
Centralization of mining pools is often considered one of the biggest problems Bitcoin faces. Only a handful of pools typically control well over half...
Which Altcoins Are Implementing SegWit?
Segregated Witness (SegWit) — the proposed upgrade to the Bitcoin protocol developed by the Bitcoin Core developers — is still far from activation. Requiring 95...
What to Do if Your Bitcoin Transaction Gets “Stuck”
The number of transactions on the Bitcoin network has steadily increased over the years. This means more blocks are filling up. And as not...
The Status of the ‘Hong Kong Hard Fork’: An Update
Last February, in the midst of Bitcoin’s long-lasting block size dispute, a group of Bitcoin Core developers, Bitcoin miners, and representatives from the Bitcoin industry...
Slush Pool to Let Hashers Vote on Segregated Witness Activation: “Mining Pools Should Remain Neutral”
Bitcoin’s oldest mining pool, Slush Pool, will let its miners vote on the SegregatedWitness soft fork proposed by Bitcoin Core. By passing this choice down to individual...
