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SegWit2x

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Mining
Split or No Split? Bitcoin Miners See No Certainty in Segwit2x Fork
CoinDesk continues its Segwit2x feature series with a look at how miners view the proposal and the open questions left regarding their support.
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By Pete Rizzo
Nov 1, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2017
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Bitcoin core
Bitcoin 'Battle'? Core Developers Apathetic as Segwit2x Fork Approaches
Bitcoin developers, once outraged by the Segwit2x hard fork, are now indifferent, believing it stands no chance of replacing bitcoin.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Nov 1, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2017
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Mining
Understanding Segwit2x: Why Bitcoin's Next Fork Might Not Mean Free Money
CoinDesk offers a high-level overview of the coming Segwit2x fork, how it differs from the hard forks before it and what it might mean for bitcoin.
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By Pete Rizzo
Nov 1, 2017 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2017
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin or Bitcoin2x? News & Guides to Navigate November's Fork
CoinDesk compiles its explainers and feature articles on Segwit2x ahead of its expected hard fork in mid-November.
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By CoinDesk
Oct 30, 2017 at 5:58 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2017
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Bitcoin
'Full Steam Ahead' for Segwit2x, Developer Jeff Garzik Says
The Segwit2x team is pushing ahead with a bid to change the bitcoin blockchain's rules, according to an email from its lead developer.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Oct 26, 2017 at 6:40 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2017
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Price-news
Logical or Not, Bitcoin's Coming Fork Is Boosting Its Price
Bitcoin is trading at an all-time high, and with another contentious hard fork coming, the reasons why have experts wondering.
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By Bailey Reutzel
Oct 14, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 14, 2017
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Bitcoin core
Just SegWit? Bitcoin Core Is Already Working on a New Scaling Upgrade
Bitcoin developers are making progress on Schnorr, a function for aggregating signatures and in turn, a way to increase the capacity of the network.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Oct 12, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2017
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Bitcoin
Calm Before the Fork? Segwit2x Goes Silent as Bitcoin Split Looms
With a lull in activity, what's really going on under the Segwit2x hood? According to many developers, now is the calm before the storm.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Oct 6, 2017 at 8:01 a.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2017
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Mining pools
F2Pool Reneges: Bitcoin Pool Pulls Segwit2x Support Over Hard Fork
Controversial scaling proposal, Segwit2x has lost Chinese mining pool, F2Pool's support over its timeline for a 2MB hard fork.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 31, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
Aug 31, 2017
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Bitcoin protocol
SegWit's Slow Rollout: Why Bitcoin's Capacity Hasn't Seen a Sudden Boost
When SegWit finally activated last week, the code change didn't immediately make its benefits possible. So, when can we expect to see some benefits?
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 29, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2017
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