However, it's still unclear who will come out on top of the ASIC / large -
scale mining debate.
Not exact matches
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In yet another turn to bitcoin's
scaling debate,
mining firm Bitmain says it would split the network should an upgrade known as «BIP 148» activate.
A majority of major
mining pools have pledged to trigger Segwit2x with their combined computing power by the end of this month, activating a long - awaited (though contentious) code change known as Segregated Witness (SegWit) that's been at the center of bitcoin's
scaling debate.
They knew there would be a lot of confusion, that Bitcoin's
mining power would be split between the two networks, and that the
scaling and fee
debate would be at the front.
Recent comments from members of China's
mining community, as well as rumors that some miners might adopt a network hard fork of their own, further illustrate the tension that has defined the
scaling debate.
As the majority of Bitcoin
mining takes within Chinese borders, many are caught up in the «Big Bitcoin
Debate on
Scaling» however, it is interesting to note that some exchanges are not yet operational after the People's Bank of China suspended them.