Dissent in Bitcoin Community Become Visible, NodeCounter Voices its Opinion
NodeCounter, a Bitcoin mining statistics visualization website asks the Bitcoin community to boycott the digital currency due to developers' apathy towards improving the protocol. NodeCounter, a website that allows people to visualize Bitcoin mining statistics has made an announcement, calling for the cryptocurrency community to boycott Bitcoin. This is the second such announcement by the platform as it voices its frustration against the Bitcoin Core developers. The announcement perhaps reflects the feelings of many in the Bitcoin community who are tired of news reports about scalability....
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Image Copyright 2015 Kraken. Throughout history, legislation and regulations pertaining thereto have been passed amid significant dissent. The Bitlicense proposal, from start to finish, might serve as a thorough example, leaving out none of the telltale characteristics: a) insular and limited information gathering techniques; b) lack of definitive necessity; c) unintended consequences (below). Friday, professional trader-friendly Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex announced to clients residing in New York that all remaining deposits would be liquidated to cash at then-market rates on Friday.....