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Latest from Alyssa Hertig
Blockstream Is Using Satellites to Beam Bitcoin Down to Earth
Blockstream says people most in need of bitcoin aren't getting it because of their lack of internet, but its satellite – yes, satellite – can help.

Ethereum + Lightning? Buterin and Poon Unveil 'Plasma' Scaling Plan
Vitalik Buterin and Jospeh Poon hope to fix ethereum's scaling problem with a Lightning Network-like system, Plasma, but does it have what it takes?

SegWit in the Wild: 4 Lessons Bitcoin Can Learn from Litecoin
How will SegWit impact the bitcoin network? Data from the already upgraded litecoin blockchain can provide an answer.

Full Steam Ahead? Segwit2x Reaffirms Bitcoin Hard Fork Plan
Segwit2x has reconfirmed plans to move forward with its 2mb hard fork in three months. Will this lead to another split?

It's Official: Segregated Witness Will Activate on Bitcoin
Passing a key threshold on Wednesday, the bitcoin network will soon be upgraded with a long in-development code change.

SegWit Lock-In: What the Tech Milestone Means for Bitcoin
SegWit is on par to lock-in today. Miners are embracing the scaling upgrade, but there's still time before users are able to take advantage.

Bitcoin Cash Block Production Accelerates as Mining Difficulty Adjusts
After a few difficulty adjustments, blocks on the bitcoin cash blockchain are now being mined more steadily.

UASF Revisited: Will Bitcoin's User Revolt Leave a Lasting Legacy?
What to make of the most political proposal for bitcoin scaling? CoinDesk looks at the impact of the UASF movement on network development.

Bitcoin UASF Proposal Quietly Activates – to Little Effect
Bitcoin's UASF activated last night to little fanfare, as the contentious code change was largely mitigated in impact.

Bitcoin Cash: Who Supports the Fork And Who Doesn't
CoinDesk's Alyssa Hertig looks at the varied industry reactions to Bitcoin Cash, a variant of bitcoin said to be launching today.
