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The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”
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Margaux Nijkerk
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Jun 5, 2024 at 8:33 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2024
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OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul
The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.
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Daniel Kuhn
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Apr 16, 2024 at 1:34 p.m. UTC
Apr 16, 2024
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To Scale Bitcoin, Little Improvements Will Need to Go a Long Way
Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.
By
Bailey Reutzel
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Oct 9, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2018
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Price of Success? Bitcoin Faces New Pressure in a Multi-Coin World
Day two of a popular bitcoin developer conference saw evidence the technical community is perhaps being challenged by larger changes in blockchain.
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Pete Rizzo
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Nov 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 6, 2017
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MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are 'Attracting the Wrong People'
MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.
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Pete Rizzo
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Nov 5, 2017 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2017
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Hold the Fork: No 2x But Everything Else Goes at Scaling Bitcoin Event
Day one of Scaling Bitcoin 2017 presented a change of pace for an event that grew out of the network's technical contention.
By
Pete Rizzo
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Nov 5, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2017
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Scaling Bitcoin Unveils 2017 Conference Dates
A popular bitcoin developer conference is set to hold its fourth installment at a famed California university in November.
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Pete Rizzo
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Jul 17, 2017 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2017
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Beyond Segwit2x: Paul Sztorc Thinks Bitcoin Needs a New Scaling Roadmap
While current scaling proposals near collision, Paul Sztorc details a vision of bitcoin's future, including Lightning Network and Drivechain.
By
Alyssa Hertig
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Jul 13, 2017 at 3:05 p.m. UTC
Jul 13, 2017
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Bitcoin's Lightning Network Takes a Big Step Toward Interoperability
While several implementations of the much-anticipated Lightning Network have emerged, new specifications could bridge these splintered projects.
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Alyssa Hertig
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Oct 18, 2016 at 8:17 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2016
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What If One Bitcoin Isn't Like the Others? Fungibility Debated At Scaling Conference
The fungibility of bitcoin emerged as a central topic of debate on day one of the annual Scaling Bitcoin conference in Milan.
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Pete Rizzo
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Oct 8, 2016 at 5:54 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2016
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