A forthcoming bitcoin software update will be the first to feature code that could be later activated and included as part of an effort to scale transaction capacity on the bitcoin blockchain. (blog.blockchain.com)
The milestone, advocates hope, will provide a much - needed transaction capacity boost and - longer - term - open doors for more impactful scaling technologies. (coindesk.com)
The lightning network will further boost bitcoin's transaction capacity by taking frequent, small transactions off - chain, only settling on the bitcoin blockchain when the users are ready. (coindesk.com)