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A ‘Tremendous Variety of Possible Transaction Types’ — A Look at the Conversation Between Nakamoto and Andresen
11.5.2023
The Bitcoin mempool, otherwise known as the network’s transaction backlog, is still clogged with over 390,000 transactions waiting to be processed by miners. To clear the mempool, more than 190 blocks need to be mined. As the scaling issues continue to plague the network, a conversation between...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Discusses Proposal to Alleviate Network’s Congestion, High Fees
6.2.2022
Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, and developer Tim Beiko have been discussing a proposed solution to the data transfer gas problem and current scaling issues. Buterin talked about adding a feature like “blob-carrying transactions” in a “near-future hard...
JPMorgan Report States Ethereum Might Lose Defi Dominance Due to Scaling Issues
8.1.2022
A note from JPMorgan states that Ethereum might be at risk of losing defi dominance as a result of its inability to produce effective scaling solutions fast. The note, written by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, managing director of global markets strategy at the firm, further stated that other new smart...
Bitcoin Cash Shows Maturity in Its Fourth Anniversary
1.8.2021
Born four years ago as a result of the disagreement between two groups over scaling issues, Bitcoin Cash has grown to be so much more. Offering a full suite of solutions for cryptocurrency users, having support from thousands of merchants at a worldwide level, and recently introducing Smartbch,...
Crypto exchange IDEX is the solution to Ethereum’s scaling issues
12.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 11 November, 2019 Emboldened “The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.” – Robert Anthony Welcome back! Tomorrow, CoinMarketCap will be hosting our first ever conference, 'The Capital'. The event will kick off at […]
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Crypto exchange IDEX is the solution to Ethereum’s scaling issues
12.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 11 November, 2019 Emboldened “The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.” – Robert Anthony Welcome back! Tomorrow, CoinMarketCap will be hosting our first ever conference, 'The Capital'. The event will kick off at […]
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Lightning Network User Confused By Protocol: Lost 30,000 USD
24.10.2019
The Lightning Network has long been touted by its proponents as a speedy, low-cost solution to Bitcoin’s scaling issues. A series of security scares and UX issues have called that vision into question however. The latest LN slip-up saw a user lose 4 BTC in one fell swoop. Also read: Hidden...