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The lightning network is still under development but that hasn’t stopped the Bitfury Group from launching a new product suite designed to make the system easier for merchants and consumers to use. Wallets, eCommerce Software, Terminals and Nodes Lightning network has been hailed as the savior of Bitcoin,...
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network is considered to be a major development. Scaling the world’s leading cryptocurrency to new levels is not easy. Although significant progress has been made already, there are still some concerns to contend with. Big payments remain a problem, and it seems just a handful of...
The Swarm team has announced the immediate release of Swarm client v0.3. Swarm is a distributed storage platform and content distribution service which can facilitate decentralized hosting of websites leading to censorship-resistant content. Code Merged into Master Branch The main aim of Swarm is to provide a decentralized...
Network nodes have always been a topic of debate in the Bitcoin world. Especially when it comes to forks of Bitcoin aiming to dethrone the real thing. SegWit2x nodes are mainly hosting on AWS and other centralized services. With the number of nodes now growing again, a new...
Weird things are happening in the world of Bitcoin Unlimited right now. The number of network nodes has dropped off spectacularly once again. It is unclear why this is happening, though. According to the rumor mill, there is another major node bug causing this problem. For now, that...
It is always interesting to keep an eye on the number of bitcoin nodes on the network. It is evident the vast majority of nodes continue to support Bitcoin Core. Interestingly enough, the number of BU nodes is on the decline. The last time this happened, a bug...
Bitcoin enthusiasts will have noticed there is a lot of discussion regarding network nodes. It turns out things are not as black-and-white as assumed at first. A new graph goes to show over 93% of network nodes supporting Bitcoin Core. Not all of the nodes actively signal for...
The ongoing “competition” between Unlimited and Core nodes remains quite intriguing to keep an eye on. Over the past few days, the number of Unlimited compatible nodes has increased to 736. Quite a significant number, even though it includes some nodes that other platforms may not see as...
BTCC, the leading bitcoin mining and exchange platform decided to play Santa this Christmas. The company, previously known as BTCChina has reportedly contributed over 100 full nodes to the entire bitcoin network across the world. These full nodes are distributed across the world (5 continents) and they will...
The huge growth in Bitcoin has almost everything to do with the Chinese’s recent interest in the digital currency. According to Bitnodes, it looks like China has overtaken Germany in having the second most Bitcoin nodes in the world, with just over 12,000 being the estimate. China trails...
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