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Jeff Garzik is a Bitcoin developer who took part in the core team working on Bitcoin’s source code from May 2013 to December 2014. In 2015, he cooperated with venture capitalist and entrepreneur Matt Roszak to found Bloq, a company that provides enterprise-class blockchain solutions for business. Besides that, the company also supports other Bitcoin-related innovations. Currently, Jeff Garzik is Bloq’s CEO. The latest news is all about Jeff Garzik’s United Bitcoin project, which is aimed to be a new hard fork of Bitcoin. UB is supposed to include many improvements, such as expanding size of a block to 8MB, protection against repeated transactions, etc. There are supposed to be 21 million issued tokens of UB, though the future of the project is still unknown.

2x or No 2x, That Was the Question

NOV 14, 2017 | by Patrick Thompson

A brief history of SegWit2x, and consequences of its cancellation.

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“A Couple of VCs and CEOs”: WhalePanda Delivers Final Verdict on SegWit2x

NOV 06, 2017 | by William Suberg

SegWit2x detractor WhalePanda has concluded his public opposition to the hard fork with a final blog post.

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Jeff Garzik’s New Altcoin Will ‘Jump’ Blockchains to Avoid Infighting Fallout

OCT 24, 2017 | by William Suberg

Jeff Garzik is thinking beyond SegWit2x, launching his Metronome altcoin this week.

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Jeff Garzik SegWit2x Bitcoin ‘Upgrade’ Comments Spark Trolling Campaign

OCT 09, 2017 | by William Suberg

Jeff Garzik has gained his own imitation account criticizing his support of SegWit2x.

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Satoshi’s Best Kept Secret: Why is There a 1 MB Limit to Bitcoin Block Size

SEP 19, 2017 | by David Dinkins

Bitcoin’s scaling crisis was one of several things Satoshi and earlier Bitcoiners never anticipated. Here’s how that 1 MB blocksize limit got put there.

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Ethereum Breaks Blockchain Transaction Record, Price Steady

AUG 15, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum has broken the record for the most daily transactions of any Blockchain in history.

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Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at “Coming” First Release

AUG 14, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockstream has hinted its flagship product will involves satellites upon release, leading to industry-wide speculation.

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Bitcoin Block ‘Weight’ Central to SegWit Vs. SegWit2x Argument: Bitcoin Dev Jimmy Song

JUL 05, 2017 | by William Suberg

Developer Jimmy Song has sought to provide a no-frills accessible explainer for the increasingly contentious SegWit debate.

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Controversial Bitcoin Scaling Project SegWit2x New Code Released

JUL 02, 2017 | by Charles Dearing

Controversial Bitcoin scaling initiative, SegWit2 pushes through with the new code set and released on June 30, 2017.

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Bitcoin Scaling: Jeff Garzik AsicBoost Comments Lead to Frustration

JUN 02, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik has sparked contention with a post asking if further measures were needed to prevent covert AsicBoost.

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PwC Releases Vulcan, Regulated Blockchain Platform For Banks

NOV 25, 2016 | by Joseph Young

US auditor PwC released a blockchain-based system designed to handle various operations including banking, commerce, personal finance and asset management.

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Former Bitcoin Core Developer Jeff Garzik Joins Linux Foundation Board

NOV 05, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Former Bitcoin Core developer and cryptographer Jeff Garzik has officially been appointed as a board member of the Linux Foundation.

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Reinventing the Fed: Why Jeff Garzik, Vitalik Buterin Are Against Soft Forks

SEP 12, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik expresses his opposition to soft forks, warns of centralisation.

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Why Investment Firms Are Further Exploring Bitcoin Technology

DEC 14, 2015 | by Jacob Timp

Why Investment Firms are Exploring (and Implementing) Bitcoin Technology—Benefits of Blockchain Implementation

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Bitcoin Block Battle: Top Corporations Support BIP 101 as Debate Rages On

AUG 29, 2015 | by Evander Smart

The battle rages on within the Bitcoin community on how to move forward with potential hard fork changes designed to accommodate larger block sizes.

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Satoshi’s Best Kept Secret: Why is There a 1 MB Limit to Bitcoin Block Size

SEP 19, 2017 | by David Dinkins

Bitcoin’s scaling crisis was one of several things Satoshi and earlier Bitcoiners never anticipated. Here’s how that 1 MB blocksize limit got put there.

47925 | 14

“A Couple of VCs and CEOs”: WhalePanda Delivers Final Verdict on SegWit2x

NOV 06, 2017 | by William Suberg

SegWit2x detractor WhalePanda has concluded his public opposition to the hard fork with a final blog post.

40032 | 4

Controversial Bitcoin Scaling Project SegWit2x New Code Released

JUL 02, 2017 | by Charles Dearing

Controversial Bitcoin scaling initiative, SegWit2 pushes through with the new code set and released on June 30, 2017.

22519 | 11

Ethereum Breaks Blockchain Transaction Record, Price Steady

AUG 15, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum has broken the record for the most daily transactions of any Blockchain in history.

20664 | 5

2x or No 2x, That Was the Question

NOV 14, 2017 | by Patrick Thompson

A brief history of SegWit2x, and consequences of its cancellation.

18281 | 6

Jeff Garzik SegWit2x Bitcoin ‘Upgrade’ Comments Spark Trolling Campaign

OCT 09, 2017 | by William Suberg

Jeff Garzik has gained his own imitation account criticizing his support of SegWit2x.

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Jeff Garzik’s New Altcoin Will ‘Jump’ Blockchains to Avoid Infighting Fallout

OCT 24, 2017 | by William Suberg

Jeff Garzik is thinking beyond SegWit2x, launching his Metronome altcoin this week.

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Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at “Coming” First Release

AUG 14, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockstream has hinted its flagship product will involves satellites upon release, leading to industry-wide speculation.

13962 | 4

Bitcoin Block ‘Weight’ Central to SegWit Vs. SegWit2x Argument: Bitcoin Dev Jimmy Song

JUL 05, 2017 | by William Suberg

Developer Jimmy Song has sought to provide a no-frills accessible explainer for the increasingly contentious SegWit debate.

11584 |

Bitcoin Scaling: Jeff Garzik AsicBoost Comments Lead to Frustration

JUN 02, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik has sparked contention with a post asking if further measures were needed to prevent covert AsicBoost.

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MAR 13 DIGEST: Garzik signs space deal, IBM working on Bitcoin rival

MAR 13, 2015 | by Charlie Richards

Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik has signed a deal to have his full-node satellites built, ready to be launched into orbit. IBM is rumored to be working on it...

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Major Payment Processors in Favor of Block Size Increase; Coinkite and BitPagos Prefer BIP 100

JUN 19, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

BitPay and Coinbase have publicly defended an increase in the block size limit as proposed by Bitcoin core developer Gavin Andresen.

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NeuCoin Whitepaper Reignites Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake Debate

APR 03, 2015 | by William Suberg

A little more than a week after release of NeuCoin's technical whitepaper, an intense debate been sparked between the proponents of the two main crypto technolo...

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Consensus Elusive for Jeff Garzik’s 2MB Block Size Limit Proposal

JUL 20, 2015 | by Aaron van Wirdum

Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik's proposed compromise to double the block size limit to 2MB as a temporary solution is still far from reaching consensus ...

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July 19, 20: North American Bitcoin Conference Expects 2,000-Plus Attendees

JUN 30, 2014 | by Armand Tanzarian

Organizers of the second North American Bitcoin Conference expect a big turnout for what they describe as “the most community-oriented TNABC yet.”

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Jeff Garzik SegWit2x Bitcoin ‘Upgrade’ Comments Spark Trolling Campaign

OCT 09, 2017 | by William Suberg

Jeff Garzik has gained his own imitation account criticizing his support of SegWit2x.

16919 | 30

Satoshi’s Best Kept Secret: Why is There a 1 MB Limit to Bitcoin Block Size

SEP 19, 2017 | by David Dinkins

Bitcoin’s scaling crisis was one of several things Satoshi and earlier Bitcoiners never anticipated. Here’s how that 1 MB blocksize limit got put there.

47925 | 14

Controversial Bitcoin Scaling Project SegWit2x New Code Released

JUL 02, 2017 | by Charles Dearing

Controversial Bitcoin scaling initiative, SegWit2 pushes through with the new code set and released on June 30, 2017.

22519 | 11

2x or No 2x, That Was the Question

NOV 14, 2017 | by Patrick Thompson

A brief history of SegWit2x, and consequences of its cancellation.

18281 | 6

Ethereum Breaks Blockchain Transaction Record, Price Steady

AUG 15, 2017 | by William Suberg

Ethereum has broken the record for the most daily transactions of any Blockchain in history.

20664 | 5

“A Couple of VCs and CEOs”: WhalePanda Delivers Final Verdict on SegWit2x

NOV 06, 2017 | by William Suberg

SegWit2x detractor WhalePanda has concluded his public opposition to the hard fork with a final blog post.

40032 | 4

Bitcoin Satellites? Blockstream Hints at “Coming” First Release

AUG 14, 2017 | by William Suberg

Blockstream has hinted its flagship product will involves satellites upon release, leading to industry-wide speculation.

13962 | 4

Reinventing the Fed: Why Jeff Garzik, Vitalik Buterin Are Against Soft Forks

SEP 12, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik expresses his opposition to soft forks, warns of centralisation.

297 | 3

Jeff Garzik’s New Altcoin Will ‘Jump’ Blockchains to Avoid Infighting Fallout

OCT 24, 2017 | by William Suberg

Jeff Garzik is thinking beyond SegWit2x, launching his Metronome altcoin this week.

15277 | 3

Bitcoin Scaling: Jeff Garzik AsicBoost Comments Lead to Frustration

JUN 02, 2017 | by William Suberg

Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik has sparked contention with a post asking if further measures were needed to prevent covert AsicBoost.

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