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Ask HN: How do we solve the Bitcoin schism?
How do we solve the Bitcoin schism? What solutions are you getting behind? What do you personally propose as the way forward?
- mtmail 11y agoAn article with background for those (like me) who don't follow Bitcoin news. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bitcoin-schism-how-bitcoin-became-victim-its-own-success-1516507 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/bitcoin-schism-how-bitcoin-became-v... "Bitcoin is in crisis; Bitcoin is thriving. More people than ever are using the cryptocurrency but as adoption grows the network that it relies upon is running out of spare capacity. Developers fear that within less than a year, the whole thing could grind to a halt. If nothing is done, bitcoin's own success may end up breaking it."
- Kinnard 11y agoI think a Lightning Network might be a good solution, but it's an untested idea: http://www.coindesk.com/could-the-bitcoin-lightning-network-solve-blockchain-scalability/ http://www.coindesk.com/could-the-bitcoin-lightning-network-...