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Bitcoin Fees Are Down Big: Why It Happened And What It Means
Not so long ago bitcoin's transaction fees were over $20, but now they're down to around $3 again. CoinDesk explores why.
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Feb 23, 2018 at 1:30 a.m. UTC
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New Bitcoin Code Will Finally Boast Full SegWit Support
An upcoming Bitcoin Core software release is finally making it easier to use a code change called SegWit in the software's standard wallet.
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Feb 20, 2018 at 4:05 a.m. UTC
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Funny Name or Not, Schnorr Is a Big Deal for Bitcoin
Schnorr signatures are seeing renewed interest from bitcoin developers. But what is the technology and why is it seeing so much attention?
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Alyssa Hertig
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Feb 12, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
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How to Save on Bitcoin's Soaring Fees
Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.
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Jan 23, 2018 at 5:09 a.m. UTC
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How to Stop Worrying and Love the Fork
It's going to be a stressful month for bitcoin, but in the big picture, breakups can be healthy for the ecosystem – and possibly for society.
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Nov 7, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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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.
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Nov 5, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. UTC
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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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Oct 12, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
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Optimizing SegWit: How Bitcoin's New Software Is Giving Scaling a Boost
Bitcoin Core's latest software includes optimizations designed to boost SegWit, a scaling upgrade that's still slowly rolling out across the network.
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Alyssa Hertig
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Sep 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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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.
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Alyssa Hertig
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Sep 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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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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Alyssa Hertig
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Aug 29, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 29, 2017
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