Bitcoin Block Size News

Bitcoin Block Size

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'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.

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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.

11736 | 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

The Bigger, the Better: 64% of Bitcoin Users Vote For Block Size Increase

SEP 02, 2016 | Joseph Young

Approximately 64% of Bitcoin users that participated in the survey conducted by Coin Dance voted for the increase of the block size limit.

3042 | 10

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles: Did You Guys Even Work Out That Block Size Thing?

JUL 29, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Disgraced Mt. Gox CEO delivers a jab to the Bitcoin community for failure to raise the block size limit.

1504 | 6

Ethereum Fiasco Justifies Principled Decisions of Bitcoin Developers

JUL 28, 2016 | Joseph Young

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 fork.

2184 | 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

‘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.

11736 | 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

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

The Bigger, the Better: 64% of Bitcoin Users Vote For Block Size Increase

SEP 02, 2016 | Joseph Young

Approximately 64% of Bitcoin users that participated in the survey conducted by Coin Dance voted for the increase of the block size limit.

3042 | 10

Ethereum Fiasco Justifies Principled Decisions of Bitcoin Developers

JUL 28, 2016 | Joseph Young

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 fork.

2184 | 2

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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Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles: Did You Guys Even Work Out That Block Size Thing?

JUL 29, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Disgraced Mt. Gox CEO delivers a jab to the Bitcoin community for failure to raise the block size limit.

1504 | 6

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

The Bigger, the Better: 64% of Bitcoin Users Vote For Block Size Increase

SEP 02, 2016 | Joseph Young

Approximately 64% of Bitcoin users that participated in the survey conducted by Coin Dance voted for the increase of the block size limit.

3042 | 10

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

Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles: Did You Guys Even Work Out That Block Size Thing?

JUL 29, 2016 | Joël Valenzuela

Disgraced Mt. Gox CEO delivers a jab to the Bitcoin community for failure to raise the block size limit.

1504 | 6

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

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

‘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.

11736 | 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

Ethereum Fiasco Justifies Principled Decisions of Bitcoin Developers

JUL 28, 2016 | Joseph Young

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 fork.

2184 | 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

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

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

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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