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Op Ed: Lightning Network Consensus Is a Marketplace and That’s Okay!

"There is no such thing as consensus on the Lightning Network; instead, we have compatibility. That means you can literally break the rules of the majority, as long as there are other people that have an incentive to break the rules with you. "

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

Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. But there is a logical reason that some Bitcoin users get extremely angry at certain members of the greater crypto asset community.

NO2X: Hard Fork “Suspended” Due to Lack of Consensus

There will almost certainly be no Bitcoin hard fork next week: the main organizers behind the SegWit2x project have “suspended” their efforts.

To B2X or Not to B2X: How Exchanges Will List the SegWit2x Coin

Bitcoin exchanges play a major role in determining which coin retains the BTC name since they list the currencies that are traded under specific names.

SegWit2X and the Case for Strong Replay Protection (And Why It’s Controversial)

Come November, the remaining signatories of the “New York Agreement” (NYA) plan to deploy the “SegWit2X” hard fork to double Bitcoin’s block weight limit,...

The Long Road To SegWit: How Bitcoin’s Biggest Protocol Upgrade Became Reality

Segregated Witness (SegWit) has activated on Bitcoin. As of today, all SegWit-ready nodes on the Bitcoin network are enforcing the new rules, marking Bitcoin’s biggest protocol upgrade to date.
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