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Scalability

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Markets
Ethereum
Show of Force: Ethereum Gears Up for Devcon3 Developer Conference
With hurdles still to overcome, ethereum is out to prove itself at its annual developer event Devcon3, which kicks off next Wednesday.
(CoinDesk archives)
By Alyssa Hertig
Oct 30, 2017 at 8:45 a.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2017
EthereumScalabilityEventsDevconFeaturesTechnology News
harry, potter
Markets
Privacy
MimbleWimble Won't ICO But Will Launch Cryptocurrency
One of the more theoretical attempts at scaling blockchain networks is taking steps toward launching it's own network for further testing.
harry, potter
By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 26, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2017
PrivacyBitcoinSidechainsScalabilityScalingMimbleWimbleGrinFeaturesother-public-protocolsTechnology News
math, theory
Markets
Smart contracts
MASTer Plan: Better Bitcoin Smart Contracts Could Go Live This Year
Blockstream co-founder Mark Friedenbach is breathing new life into bitcoin smart contracts with his MAST proposal.
math, theory
By Alyssa Hertig
Sep 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 11, 2017
smart contractsBitcoinScalabilitySegWitMASTFeaturesTechnology News
plasma, ball
Markets
Ethereum
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?
plasma, ball
By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 12, 2017 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2017
EthereumVitalik ButerinScalabilityLightning NetworkPlasmaFeaturesTechnology News
boxing gloves
Markets
Bitshares
EOS: Unpacking the Big Promises Behind a Possible Blockchain Contender
Dan Larimer says his new project has an infinitely scalable blockchain, but skeptics doubt the controversial figure's ability to pull it off.
boxing gloves
By Aaron Stanley
Jun 25, 2017 at 12:22 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2017
BitSharesScalabilityDistributed Ledger TechnologySteemitEOSDan LarimerDelegated Proof-of-StakeBlock.oneFeaturesTechnology News
rope, ladder
Markets
Blockchain
Hyperledger Takes on Blockchain Scaling with New Working Group
Hyperledger has launched a Performance and Scalability Working Group to build tools for measuring how blockchains cope with increasing popularity.
rope, ladder
By Amy Castor
Jun 14, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2017
BlockchainHyperledgerNewsScalabilityStandardsDistributed Ledger TechnologyTechnology News
broken, record
Markets
Technology
Bitcoin's Broken Record: Why the Scaling Debate Isn't Going Away
As the bitcoin scaling debate drags on, patterns are emerging that yield interesting insights into technical exploration on the network.
broken, record
By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 5, 2017
TechnologyBitcoin CoreScalabilityScalingBitcoin UnlimitedFeaturesTechnology News
lightning, storm
Markets
Bitcoin protocol
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.
lightning, storm
By Corin Faife
Feb 23, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolTechnologyAcademic ResearchBitcoinNewsScalabilityLightning NetworkPayment ChannelsTechnology News
pipes, orange
Markets
Bitcoin protocol
Will 2017 Bring an End to Bitcoin's Great Scaling Debate?
CoinDesk's Corin Faife recaps how last year saw one of bitcoin's biggest technology debates, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal 2017.
pipes, orange
By Corin Faife
Jan 5, 2017 at 12:15 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2017
Bitcoin ProtocolBitcoin CoreBitcoinScalabilitySegregated WitnessBitcoin Unlimited2016 Review2016 in ReviewFeatures