Why connecting all the Blockchains is the final step for mass adoption of Cryptocurrencies
Since the start of Bitcoin in January 2009, we have seen the introduction of a multitude of blockchains across all kinds of areas and financial markets. Today we can count hundreds of public blockchains that amount to a total market cap of almost 100 Billion dollars, excluding many more private blockchain installations.
Segregated Witness has been released, tackling bitcoin’s transaction limit
Bitcoin core developer Pieter Wuille recently completed a long-awaited upgrade to the bitcoin protocol. Segregated Witness, or 'SegWit' for short has now been published, and miners will soon be able to upgrade their software. Having become an overnight sensation during the Hong Kong Scaling Bitcoin conference, in December of last year, SegWit redesigns the core process of the bitcoin protocol itself, making it more efficient.
Leading Mining Firms Move from Bitcoin Classic to Core
Proposals to change or alter the Bitcoin network’s block reward, block size, mining difficulty and other major elements require a consensus from Bitcoin miners located all around the world.
Blockchain: Protocol Wars
By now everybody has heard of Bitcoin, and to some extent 'The Blockchain' technology which birthed it.
Colored Coins: Bitcoin’s Everlasting Gobstoppers
Whenever I think of Bitcoin and the attributes that go along with its protocol I'm always reminded of Roald Dahl’s, [Charlie, and The Chocolate Factory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory). It's a pretty cool feeling when you are first introduced to the 1.0 aspects of cryptocurrency, and it's caused a lot of people to research its many facets.
Will Zerocash Re-Ignite The Anonymous Payments Debate?
Zerocash is a protocol that seeks to improve bitcoin’s privacy and anonymity, and has the ability create a truly decentralized and anonymous payment system.
Strawpay Tackles Bitcoin Transaction Woes
The Swedish development company, Strawpay, is working on a new Bitcoin protocol. The open source layer aims to eradicate transaction times and lower fees by leveraging some of Bitcoins unique parameters.
