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Bitcoin Block Size News

All transactions made with Bitcoin are recorded into a blockchain block, the size of which is 1 MB. Initially, there was no limit, but as Bitcoin’s technology spread into the public, there were a number of hacking attacks in 2010 and containing the storage size of a block was something that could help make blocks more sustainable and protected from them. When making transactions with a small amount of data, such as in case of creating a new block, users didn’t even notice the limit. Nevertheless, as a number of miners, sellers and buyers increases every day, problems due to the size of the blockchain are becoming more evident. Nowadays, some are considering expanding the Bitcoin block size. However, it will take miners much more time to create a new block and amending the code is a complex process, so such an improvement might take a lot of time and money.
4 days in, 13.7% of Bitcoin nodes has already upgraded to Bitcoin Core 0.13.1, supporting the activation of SegWit.
13% of Nodes Support SegWit Release, BitGo Runs Core 0.13.1
Joseph Young
2016-11-01T12:40:00+00:00
876
Segregated Witness (or SegWit) was added to Bitcoin Core. Will it be the first step towards a mainstream-ready global decentralized digital currency?
Bitcoin Begins Segregated Witness Era, What Happens Now?
Evander Smart
2016-10-28T16:20:00+01:00
1703
My Bitcoin wallet has recently taken longer and longer to receive a Bitcoin payment. This wasn’t happening 2-3 months ago.
‘Why is My Bitcoin Transaction Taking So Long?’ Here’s Why
Evander Smart
2016-10-19T10:10:00+01:00
59933
Bitcoin Unlimited takes off as Core blocks mined drop below 90% for the first time, indicating that Bitcoin may be forked, increasing the block size limit.
Bitcoin Fork Soon? Core Blocks Dip Below 90% As Unlimited Takes Off
Joël Valenzuela
2016-10-16T10:18:00+01:00
1443
After ViaBTC announced their interest in increasing the Bitcoin block size, it has risen from the fifth to the second largest mining pool in the market today. ...
ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool
Joseph Young
2016-09-05T16:20:00+01:00
762
Approximately 64% of Bitcoin users that participated in the survey conducted by Coin Dance voted for the increase of the block size limit.
The Bigger, the Better: 64% of Bitcoin Users Vote For Block Size Increase
Joseph Young
2016-09-02T17:23:00+01:00
927
Disgraced Mt. Gox CEO delivers a jab to the Bitcoin community for failure to raise the block size limit.
Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles: Did You Guys Even Work Out That Block Size Thing?
Joël Valenzuela
2016-07-29T09:30:00+01:00
361
Ethereum, a network still in its infancy which was introduced on July 30, 2015, is dealing with a major conflict amongst its community as a result of a hard fo...
Ethereum Fiasco Justifies Principled Decisions of Bitcoin Developers
Joseph Young
2016-07-28T12:47:00+01:00
677

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