Bitcoin XT Launched amid Ugly Debates

Bitcoin XT Launched amid Ugly Debates

Bitcoin core developers Gavin Andresen and Mike Hearn have forked the Bitcoin code in an attempt to support more transactions per hour. Titled Bitcoin XT, the new client has split itself from all the previous Bitcoin Core versions, for it has increased the digital currency's current block size limit, and has further introduced new patches to resolve issues related to double spending, DDOS attacks, and network robustness. Despite its well-intentioned innovation, the forked version hasn't been received well by the Bitcoin community. There are debates going on various social media forums -....


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