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  Streisand Effect? Bitcoin Node Count Surged After Hard Fork

  The total number of Bitcoin Core nodes currently stands at 9,499, marking an impressive surge since the Bitcoin Cash hard-fork that occurred on August 1st of last year. Bitcoin Node Count Goes Parabolic Contrary to the many cries of doom and gloom, admonishing against a network split last spring, the Bitcoin network not only survived the August 1st hard-fork but appears to be stronger than ever.  Hard Fork seems imminent. Scary is that majority fork

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  Allen Scott · March 1, 2018 · 6:00 am
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  Alliance Shift? ShapeShift Apologizes After ‘Bitcoin Core’ Blunder

  Instant cryptocurrency conversion platform ShapeShift was forced to apologize Tuesday after it referred to Bitcoin as “Bitcoin Core.” Voorhees: ‘It Was A Mistake’ The mislabelling, which repeated across ShapeShift’s social media suite, came as it announced a partnership with Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com to enable the resource’s wallet users to switch between Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The rivalry between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash proponents has continued in 2018, with the latter, in particular Bitcoin.com

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  Wilma Woo · February 14, 2018 · 5:30 am
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  SegWit Wallet Support is Coming to Bitcoin Core

  A new pull request will likely see SegWit included in the forthcoming Bitcoin Core version 0.16 release, easing Core node access to the technology. ‘It’s Happening’ Activity from Core’s Github repository confirms the pull request by Core developer Pieter Wuille, which comes as industry and community pressure builds on Bitcoin entities to upgrade systems to handle SegWit. According to a previous release schedule, 0.16.0 is due to complete by May 1, and could now count

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  Wilma Woo · January 11, 2018 · 4:45 pm
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  Bitcoin Core ‘Suicide’? Roger Ver Says Tips Mean Bitcoin Cash Is ‘Working’

  Bitcoin.com owner and pro-Bitcoin Cash figure Roger Ver has highlighted interview tips as apparent proof that Bitcoin Cash is “working well.” Currency-Focused Ver Continues Bitcoin Crusade Linking to his appearance on a November episode of online political talk show The Rubin Report, Ver said that Bitcoin Cash wallet tips outnumbering Bitcoin tips 76-1 afterwards showed Bitcoin itself was “committing suicide.” After @RubinReport had me on, they received:76 Tips via Bitcoin Cash1 Tip via Bitcoin Core

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  Wilma Woo · December 31, 2017 · 9:00 am
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  Airbitz New Release Lets Users Choose Their Node Allegiances

  Bitcoin wallet provider and security platform Airbitz has released an update allowing users to choose which nodes they connect to. Airbitz: Choice Is Part Of ‘Bitcoin Ethos’ In a post Monday, the company cited “choice” as part of the “Bitcoin ethos” as motivation for letting wallet holders decide the nodes they want to relay transactions with. Our latest release, v 2.4.1, is now out in iOS and Android! https://t.co/uj5wo0hAOq pic.twitter.com/KExIodjODP — Airbitz Inc (@Airbitz) April

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  Wilma Woo · April 25, 2017 · 1:00 pm
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  ViaBTC Explains Why They Don’t Support SegWit

  ViaBTC’s latest blog post sheds some light on why the mining pool is opposing the Bitcoin scaling proposal, SegWit. ViaBTC, Bitcoin Core and SegWit ViaBTC just published a blog post in which they explain the reason behind their opposition to SegWit, citing the concerns regarding the complexity of the soft fork, the irreversible damage it may and the introduction of second-tier networks like Lightning Network. The mining pool also mentions Bitcoin Core’s impact on Bitcoin

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  Antonio Madeira · April 19, 2017 · 12:00 pm
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  Core Dev Maxwell: UASF ‘Does Not Measure Up To Standard’

  Bitcoin core developer Greg Maxwell has newly outlined why he “does not support” a user-activated soft fork (UASF) as it figures in BIP 148. Maxwell: UASF ‘Guarantees Disruption’ In a circular to the Core mailing list Friday, Maxwell said that although he is not strictly against a soft fork, its incarnation in BIP 148’s UASF does not “really measure up to the standard set by segwit itself.” The debate over whether to galvanize the entire

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  Wilma Woo · April 14, 2017 · 9:00 am
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  These 27 Companies Support Bitcoin Unlimited, 44 Oppose

  While Bitcoin Unlimited is gaining traction among miners, only a handful of Bitcoin companies are in favor of its bigger block and Emergent Consensus proposal. Breakdown by Company The scaling debate in which two predominant Bitcoin improvement proposals, SegWit and Bitcoin Unlimited, are competing for miners’ support is becoming more and more intense. As the debate escalates, supporters from both sides are now threatening to push for user activated forks (both soft and hard). While

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  Antonio Madeira · April 5, 2017 · 12:00 pm
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  On-Peak Or Off-Peak? Blocks Emptier & Spam-Free on Weekends

  Bitcoin blocks are markedly less full at the weekend than during the week, with waiting times and fees lowering accordingly. ‘Legitimate’ Block Uses No Issue On Weekends Data from Blockchain shows that some blocks mined Saturday and Sunday, in fact, fall below the maximum 1 megabyte capacity available, with emptier blocks on Sunday, some of which are even below 500kB.  The phenomenon has led commentators to describe a peak and off-peak pattern in Bitcoin, suggesting

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  Wilma Woo · April 2, 2017 · 8:00 am
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  BU Critical Bug ‘Damage Would Have Been in the Millions’ During Fork

  As attackers exploited a bug that crashed 50% of Bitcoin Unlimited nodes Tuesday, the industry reacted saying its developers had a lucky financial escape. BU ‘Vulnerability’ Bug The attack occurred around half an hour after Bitcoin Unlimited was uploaded to Github, with nodes completely shutting down to the point where over half the network was no longer operating. As BU’s main proponent Roger Ver tried to salvage the situation, users reacted harshly, Ver having only a

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  Wilma Woo · March 15, 2017 · 5:00 am
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  Bitcoin Unlimited’s 200 New Nodes’ Authenticity Falls Under Suspicion

  Bitcoin Unlimited is under suspicion this week following a sudden instant surge in the number of its nodes, leading commentators to question its authenticity. Charlie Lee: ‘It’s Obvious’ Commenting on statistics from Coin Dance republished on Twitter, Litecoin creator Charlie Lee stated that the 200 or so additional nodes, which appeared last week, did not point to genuine new users. “The vertical bar makes it obvious. 200 new real users don’t spin up nodes at the exact

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  Wilma Woo · February 17, 2017 · 7:00 am
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  Bitcoin Unlimited Support Overtakes SegWit For the First Time

  The percentage of blocks that are signaling support for Bitcoin Unlimited has surpassed Segregated Witness, making it the most popular scaling solution at the moment.  Scaling Bitcoin Scaling is the most important and pressing issue in Bitcoin at the moment. The current block size capacity allows for three to seven transactions per second to be made in the network. With many blocks getting close to being full, the Bitcoin network will soon be unable to

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  Antonio Madeira · February 5, 2017 · 11:30 am
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  F2Pool Votes on 8MB Blocks To Alleviate Bitcoin Congestion

  Now that the Bitcoin price has been skyrocketing, more transactions are taking place on the network as well. Similar to what happened a few months ago, network congestion is taking place once again. Bitcoin Core developers are being scrutinized once again for their seemingly unwillingness to up the block size anytime soon. Also read: Review: Bitmain AntMiner S9 First 16nm ASIC to Market Miner Various Bitcoin community members are getting annoyed with the current congestion issues

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  Jp Buntinx · June 16, 2016 · 5:19 am
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  Bitcoin Price Inches Towards $470, Will $500 be Next?

  Bitcoin has done it again. Since the time of our last price watch piece, the bitcoin price has risen by a whopping $11, hitting a four-month high of about $468 at press time. Also read: Bitcoin Price Moves Forward; $457 and Rising Bitcoin Price Continues To Rise If this isn’t reason enough for bitcoin haters to lose their fear and mistrust after 2015, then it’s plausible to think that there will always be doubters living

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  Nick Marinoff · April 27, 2016 · 9:00 am
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  Bitcoin Core Sponsorship Programme Aims To Foster Ecosystem Development

  The Bitcoin Core Sponsorship Programme has recently been announced, which is dedicated of foster innovation in the world of Bitcoin and digital currencies. There is a lot of research and development waiting to be completed, and keeping in mind how Bitcoin Core powers the majority of the existing Bitcoin infrastructure, it makes sense to ask for help. Also read: Tesla 3 and Bitcoin Make The Difference Locally Bitcoin Core Sponsorship Programme is Important Even though

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  Jp Buntinx · April 4, 2016 · 7:39 am
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  Centralization of Bitcoin Classic Nodes Needs To Be Addressed

  The topic of Bitcoin Nodes is still a cause for many debates on Bitcoin platforms and Reddit these days, as the recent jump in Bitcoin Classic support has people asking a lot of [valid] questions. Although it is positive to see an outspoken support for either Core or Classic, trying to artificially grow the numbers will not do anyone any favors in the long run. A recent report shows how most of the Bitcoin Classic

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  Jp Buntinx · March 23, 2016 · 4:30 am
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  Xapo President Ted Rogers Blasts Blockstream And Mentions Ethereum

  Interesting things are happening in the Bitcoin world, as Xapo has officially renounced their partnership with Blockstream. Even though both companies have seen eye-to-eye in the past, times have certainly changed, and the way forward for Blockstream does not stroke with how Xapo sees the future of Bitcoin. Could this be the first of many different partnership breakups between Blockstream and major companies in the Bitcoin industry. Also read: Ethereum Market Cap Reaches One Billion

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  Jp Buntinx · March 13, 2016 · 8:49 am
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  Node Counter On Blockstream, Bitcoin Core and Censorship

  Politics in Bitcoin are never far away, and a message posted on the Node Counter front page earlier today only confirms that statement. In fact, the statement they had on their page left very little to the imagination, as it was an outspoken judgement on Bitcoin Core and how the development of Bitcoin has been bought out by Blockstream. It is not the first time these types of allegations appear on the Internet, but this

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  Jp Buntinx · March 11, 2016 · 3:51 am
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  Bitcoin Miners Have Lost Interest In Block Size Debate

  Just because mining pools give individual miners the ability to choose Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin classic, does not mean they will be switching over in droves all of a sudden. That statement is only reinforced by the F2Pool mining statistics, as only a small portion of miners have diverted their hashpower to Bitcoin Classic. This begs the question as to whether Bitcoin miners care enough about the difference between both solutions to risk their steady

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  Jp Buntinx · March 10, 2016 · 3:26 am
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  Core Protocol Issues Can Lead To A Bitcoin Exodus

  The recent Bitcoin network issues are a significant threat to the viability and prospects of the Bitcoin ecosystem. In fact, various people are claiming they are leaving Bitcoin and invest their money elsewhere, in some of the more promising blockchain-based projects, such as Ethereum, Maidsafe, and others. But is there a real Bitcoin exodus happening, or is this just a phase community members have to go through before things can take off? Also read: Accessibility

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  Jp Buntinx · March 7, 2016 · 3:44 am
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  Bitcoin Transaction Delays: Growing Pains Or Sign of Things To Come?

  The recent issues plaguing the Bitcoin blockchain and delayed transaction confirmations has made its way to mainstream media outlets all over the world once again. Some are even calling this recent issue a sign of how Bitcoin payments are failing. While it is certainly true the delays caused a fair amount of frustration; there is no need to despair just yet, as services seem to have returned to normal. Also read: Core Dev Dashjr Anticipates

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  Jp Buntinx · March 3, 2016 · 1:25 pm
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  Core Dev Dashjr Anticipates Mass Miner Exodus

  03 March 2016 – Dashjr, Bitcoin Core Developer, has made a novel proposal to solve the risk associated with the upcoming Bitcoin halving in July on development mailing lists. Instead of implementing a scaling solution, he suggests making adjustments to the code that governs difficulty of mining blocks. Bitcoin development has slowed significantly amidst controversy generated in the community over exactly how Bitcoin should scale, and the hard fork Dashjr proposes acts as a contingency

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  Tyson O'Ham · March 3, 2016 · 12:39 pm
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  Boosting Bitcoin Classic Mining With Voluntary Fees on A Bitcoin Exchange

  Various proposals are floating around on the Internet to raise more support for Bitcoin Classic in these days of block size debates and transaction backlogs. Some people proposed the idea of setting up a crowdfunding effort for those miners who generate Bitcoin Classic blocks on the network. This new idea would see one exchange owner implement a voluntary fee – on top of normal fees – to support the mining of Bitcoin Classic blocks. An

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  Jp Buntinx · March 3, 2016 · 3:40 am