Scaling Bitcoin Workshop Looks Forward To Hong Kong in December
Marketed as a way to discuss in person major issues regarding the Bitcoin technology, the Scaling Bitcoin Workshop was attended by many of Bitcoin's most prominent developers to discuss technical issues facing the digital currency earlier this month. Now, they look forward to a similar event, "Phase II," in Hong Kong in December. The Montreal conference was held under Chatham House Rules, meaning, while the entire conference is transcribed, who said what will not be known. "Many [were] interested or at least willing to accept a 'short term bump,' a hard fork to modify block size limit....
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