Bitcoin
Fire the Miners? Radical Ideas Emerge as Bitcoin Fork Talk Escalates
As tensions rise in bitcoin's scaling debate, support is growing for a solution that could sideline miners should they try to force a code change.
Bitcoin Prices Plunge After SEC's ETF Refusal
Bitcoin prices fell sharply after the US Securities and Exchange Commission shot down a bid to list a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
How Bitcoin's P2P Layer Got a Speed Hike in the Latest Core Release
MIT-funded developer Cory Fields discusses his work overhauling the code for Bitcoin Core's peer-to-peer layer – a task that was anything but easy.
What You Need to Know About Bitcoin's Upcoming Code Release
Bitcoin’s best-known proposed code change isn’t the only one that matters.
Faster Than Lightning? 'Sprite' Paper Envisions New Bitcoin Payments
Researchers have laid out a framework for a payment system they claim would be even faster than bitcoin's Lightning Network.
Sustainable Development Through Bitcoin
How bitcoin could drive the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, which are aimed to improve the prospects of everyone on the planet.
What’s in a Name? From Bitcoin to Blockchain to Distributed Ledgers
Nelson Rosario ponders why we have developed so many terms for what is effectively the same technology – bitcoin.
A Bitcoin Hard Fork? The Science of Contentious Code is Advancing
Developers are probing deeper into how best to execute a hard fork – a contentious upgrading tool that promises numerous benefits for bitcoin.
LinkedIn Killer? Bitcoin Upstart 21 Takes on Social With Email Play
21 Inc has released a platform that rewards users for receiving emails. Can it grab a slice of InMail's lucrative pie?
