Bitcoin’s First 1.6MB Block Has Been Mined

For the first time ever, a 1.6MB bitcoin block was mined yesterday by a small pool called Bitcoin India which ...

The Ideal Digital Currency Needs Scaling Solutions

This is part 3 of a seven parts series by Dr Ken Alabi, who has a Doctorate in Engineering from ...

BTCC Backtracks From Segwit2x Longest Chain

One of bitcoin's biggest exchange, currently handling $52 million in trading volumes, has clarified, or more correctly ambiguified, their position ...

Bitcoin Fees Jump to $5 Per Transaction

The bitcoin network is currently experiencing considerable congestion and delays, with some 57,000 transactions waiting to move while a backlog ...

Big Blockers Conflicted: To Support or Not Support Segwit2x as Bitcoin Cash Rises

The cryptocurrency space has become very interesting, with what was once a debate now more of a deliberation as big ...

Casper Will Initially be a PoS/PoW Hybrid Says Buterin in New Published Paper

Vitalik Buterin, ethereum's inventor, has recently published a paper this October 25th on Casper, the biggest upgrade of any major ...

BitPay, Coinify to Follow the Longest Chain

The biggest bitcoin payments processor, BitPay, with some 100,000 merchants or more, has stated they are to follow the longest ...

BTCC to Follow the Longest Chain

One of bitcoin's biggest exchange, currently handling some $33 million in trading volumes, has joined Coinbase and Gemini in stating ...

Bitcoin’s Congestion Increases, 70,000 Transactions Stuck

Traffic congestion in the bitcoin network has returned as the currency fails to meet demand with some 70,000 transactions stuck, ...

Bitcoin’s Transaction Backlog Clears, No “Fee Market” in Sight

The bitcoin network has returned to somewhat normal operations after considerable backlog earlier this month which sent fees to $5 ...

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