Bitcoin Block Size News

Bitcoin blocks are collections of records of transactions which take place in the Bitcoin network, which are added by miners to the end of the Blockchain about every ten minutes. Currently, the size of any particular block is limited to 1 megabyte, which means that if a miner submits a block of a larger size to the network, the latter will reject it. The limited block size restricts the number of transactions which can be recorded in every block. There are proposals in the Bitcoin community to increase the block size limit. There are strong arguments both for and against the increase, so it remains the topic of heated debate.

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Bitcoin Payment Channels Only Competitive At 1000x Block Size: Ryan X. Charles

JUN 20, 2017 | William Suberg

Lightning Network payment channels will likely only compete with traditional processors when worth over $150, Ryan X. Charles has calculated.

9864 | 2

SegWait? Silbert’s ‘FrankenSegWit’ Bitcoin Scaling Agreement Already In Trouble

MAY 24, 2017 | William Suberg

Detractors are coming out among members of Barry Silbert’s SegWit activation meeting, including Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver.

12074 | 3

BREAKING: Bitcoin Scaling Consensus Reached. Commentary From Industry Leaders

MAY 23, 2017 | Raoul Bova

Bitcoin scaling solution consensus has been reached among key industry players. SegWit and 2MB block size increase to be implemented.

23563 | 11

Bitcoin's Largest Mining Pool Now Supports Bitcoin Unlimited, Scaling Gridlock Deepens

MAR 13, 2017 | Joël Valenzuela

Antpool, Bitcoin’s largest mining pool, has begun mining blocks supporting Bitcoin Unlimited, cementing deadlock in the scaling debate as transaction issues worsen.

11306 | 10

Bitcoin Mempool Spikes Again As Capacity Nears, SegWit Support Grows

FEB 27, 2017 | William Suberg

Bitcoin’s unprocessed transaction pool size spiked again last week, prompting fears the network is nearing operational capacity.

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Bitcoin Fork Soon? Bitcoin Unlimited Surges Past SegWit, Core Blocks Drop Below 75%

FEB 18, 2017 | Joël Valenzuela

Bitcoin Unlimited blocks mined have reached a new high, passing SegWit and indicating that a hard fork may be just around the corner.

15257 | 20

Roger Ver: 2017 Will Be the Best Year for Bitcoin

DEC 30, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Roger Ver, the owner of Bitcoin.com, believes that there is good reason to think that 2017 will be the best year for Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Block Size and Scaling Issues May Be Solved With This New Solution

DEC 24, 2016 | Evander Smart

What if you could add almost 2500 transactions a second to the Bitcoin protocol without the major network changes required by SegWit and Lightning?

8120 | 3

The Human Impact of Bitcoin's Scaling Problems

DEC 19, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Bitcoin’s scaling issues have long caused a deep divide within the community as well as transaction delays. Unfortunately, there is a human cost to these delays.

3958 | 4

Chandler Guo to Bitcoin Community: Avoid a War Over Block Size

DEC 03, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Chandler Guo, a known Bitcoin and Ethereum startups investor, compares Bitcoin with Trump, Ether with Hillary and suggests block size could be raised to avoid a war and losses.

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13% of Nodes Support SegWit Release, BitGo Runs Core 0.13.1

NOV 01, 2016 | Joseph Young

4 days in, 13.7% of Bitcoin nodes has already upgraded to Bitcoin Core 0.13.1, supporting the activation of SegWit.

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Bitcoin Begins Segregated Witness Era, What Happens Now?

OCT 28, 2016 | Evander Smart

Segregated Witness (or SegWit) was added to Bitcoin Core. Will it be the first step towards a mainstream-ready global decentralized digital currency?

3240 | 3

‘Why is My Bitcoin Transaction Taking So Long?’ Here’s Why

OCT 19, 2016 | Evander Smart

My Bitcoin wallet has recently taken longer and longer to receive a Bitcoin payment. This wasn’t happening 2-3 months ago.

12618 | 3

Bitcoin Fork Soon? Core Blocks Dip Below 90% As Unlimited Takes Off

OCT 16, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

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.

5406 | 4

ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool

SEP 05, 2016 | Joseph Young

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.

1442 | 2

BREAKING: Bitcoin Scaling Consensus Reached. Commentary From Industry Leaders

MAY 23, 2017 | Raoul Bova

Bitcoin scaling solution consensus has been reached among key industry players. SegWit and 2MB block size increase to be implemented.

23563 | 11

Bitcoin Fork Soon? Bitcoin Unlimited Surges Past SegWit, Core Blocks Drop Below 75%

FEB 18, 2017 | Joël Valenzuela

Bitcoin Unlimited blocks mined have reached a new high, passing SegWit and indicating that a hard fork may be just around the corner.

15257 | 20

‘Why is My Bitcoin Transaction Taking So Long?’ Here’s Why

OCT 19, 2016 | Evander Smart

My Bitcoin wallet has recently taken longer and longer to receive a Bitcoin payment. This wasn’t happening 2-3 months ago.

12618 | 3

SegWait? Silbert’s ‘FrankenSegWit’ Bitcoin Scaling Agreement Already In Trouble

MAY 24, 2017 | William Suberg

Detractors are coming out among members of Barry Silbert’s SegWit activation meeting, including Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver.

12074 | 3

Bitcoin's Largest Mining Pool Now Supports Bitcoin Unlimited, Scaling Gridlock Deepens

MAR 13, 2017 | Joël Valenzuela

Antpool, Bitcoin’s largest mining pool, has begun mining blocks supporting Bitcoin Unlimited, cementing deadlock in the scaling debate as transaction issues worsen.

11306 | 10

Bitcoin Payment Channels Only Competitive At 1000x Block Size: Ryan X. Charles

JUN 20, 2017 | William Suberg

Lightning Network payment channels will likely only compete with traditional processors when worth over $150, Ryan X. Charles has calculated.

9864 | 2

Roger Ver: 2017 Will Be the Best Year for Bitcoin

DEC 30, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Roger Ver, the owner of Bitcoin.com, believes that there is good reason to think that 2017 will be the best year for Bitcoin.

9548

Bitcoin Block Size and Scaling Issues May Be Solved With This New Solution

DEC 24, 2016 | Evander Smart

What if you could add almost 2500 transactions a second to the Bitcoin protocol without the major network changes required by SegWit and Lightning?

8120 | 3

Bitcoin Fork Soon? Core Blocks Dip Below 90% As Unlimited Takes Off

OCT 16, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

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.

5406 | 4

Chandler Guo to Bitcoin Community: Avoid a War Over Block Size

DEC 03, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Chandler Guo, a known Bitcoin and Ethereum startups investor, compares Bitcoin with Trump, Ether with Hillary and suggests block size could be raised to avoid a war and losses.

4141

Bitcoin Mempool Spikes Again As Capacity Nears, SegWit Support Grows

FEB 27, 2017 | William Suberg

Bitcoin’s unprocessed transaction pool size spiked again last week, prompting fears the network is nearing operational capacity.

4043

The Human Impact of Bitcoin's Scaling Problems

DEC 19, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Bitcoin’s scaling issues have long caused a deep divide within the community as well as transaction delays. Unfortunately, there is a human cost to these delays.

3958 | 4

Bitcoin Begins Segregated Witness Era, What Happens Now?

OCT 28, 2016 | Evander Smart

Segregated Witness (or SegWit) was added to Bitcoin Core. Will it be the first step towards a mainstream-ready global decentralized digital currency?

3240 | 3

13% of Nodes Support SegWit Release, BitGo Runs Core 0.13.1

NOV 01, 2016 | Joseph Young

4 days in, 13.7% of Bitcoin nodes has already upgraded to Bitcoin Core 0.13.1, supporting the activation of SegWit.

1946

ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool

SEP 05, 2016 | Joseph Young

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.

1442 | 2

Bitcoin Fork Soon? Bitcoin Unlimited Surges Past SegWit, Core Blocks Drop Below 75%

FEB 18, 2017 | Joël Valenzuela

Bitcoin Unlimited blocks mined have reached a new high, passing SegWit and indicating that a hard fork may be just around the corner.

15257 | 20

BREAKING: Bitcoin Scaling Consensus Reached. Commentary From Industry Leaders

MAY 23, 2017 | Raoul Bova

Bitcoin scaling solution consensus has been reached among key industry players. SegWit and 2MB block size increase to be implemented.

23563 | 11

Bitcoin's Largest Mining Pool Now Supports Bitcoin Unlimited, Scaling Gridlock Deepens

MAR 13, 2017 | Joël Valenzuela

Antpool, Bitcoin’s largest mining pool, has begun mining blocks supporting Bitcoin Unlimited, cementing deadlock in the scaling debate as transaction issues worsen.

11306 | 10

The Human Impact of Bitcoin's Scaling Problems

DEC 19, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Bitcoin’s scaling issues have long caused a deep divide within the community as well as transaction delays. Unfortunately, there is a human cost to these delays.

3958 | 4

Bitcoin Fork Soon? Core Blocks Dip Below 90% As Unlimited Takes Off

OCT 16, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

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.

5406 | 4

SegWait? Silbert’s ‘FrankenSegWit’ Bitcoin Scaling Agreement Already In Trouble

MAY 24, 2017 | William Suberg

Detractors are coming out among members of Barry Silbert’s SegWit activation meeting, including Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver.

12074 | 3

Bitcoin Block Size and Scaling Issues May Be Solved With This New Solution

DEC 24, 2016 | Evander Smart

What if you could add almost 2500 transactions a second to the Bitcoin protocol without the major network changes required by SegWit and Lightning?

8120 | 3

Bitcoin Begins Segregated Witness Era, What Happens Now?

OCT 28, 2016 | Evander Smart

Segregated Witness (or SegWit) was added to Bitcoin Core. Will it be the first step towards a mainstream-ready global decentralized digital currency?

3240 | 3

‘Why is My Bitcoin Transaction Taking So Long?’ Here’s Why

OCT 19, 2016 | Evander Smart

My Bitcoin wallet has recently taken longer and longer to receive a Bitcoin payment. This wasn’t happening 2-3 months ago.

12618 | 3

Bitcoin Payment Channels Only Competitive At 1000x Block Size: Ryan X. Charles

JUN 20, 2017 | William Suberg

Lightning Network payment channels will likely only compete with traditional processors when worth over $150, Ryan X. Charles has calculated.

9864 | 2

ViaBTC in Support of Big Blocks, Becomes 2nd Largest Mining Pool

SEP 05, 2016 | Joseph Young

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.

1442 | 2

Roger Ver: 2017 Will Be the Best Year for Bitcoin

DEC 30, 2016 | Frisco d'Anconia

Roger Ver, the owner of Bitcoin.com, believes that there is good reason to think that 2017 will be the best year for Bitcoin.

9548

Chandler Guo to Bitcoin Community: Avoid a War Over Block Size

DEC 03, 2016 | Olusegun Ogundeji

Chandler Guo, a known Bitcoin and Ethereum startups investor, compares Bitcoin with Trump, Ether with Hillary and suggests block size could be raised to avoid a war and losses.

4141

Bitcoin Mempool Spikes Again As Capacity Nears, SegWit Support Grows

FEB 27, 2017 | William Suberg

Bitcoin’s unprocessed transaction pool size spiked again last week, prompting fears the network is nearing operational capacity.

4043

13% of Nodes Support SegWit Release, BitGo Runs Core 0.13.1

NOV 01, 2016 | Joseph Young

4 days in, 13.7% of Bitcoin nodes has already upgraded to Bitcoin Core 0.13.1, supporting the activation of SegWit.

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