Bitcoin news - Jan, 2016

[bhodson]

I try to keep track of the important events and hope for some feedback and suggestions. Let me know what you know or give me some better suggestions for dates and I'll update the list for everyone.

- Airbitz integrates with FOLD and launches US-wide Bitcoin Starbucks campaign - Dec 2015
- Bip 65 - Dec 2015
- Bitpay and GASH Brings Bitcoin to 10 Million Gamers in Asia - Dec 2015
- BitFury Announces Mass Production of Fastest and Most Effective 16nm ASIC Chip in the World - Dec 2015
- Gmaxwell quit as main committer :-( - Dec 2015
- OpenBazaar - Dec 2015 BETA
- Sig3 makes available multi-sig signing - Dec 2015
- Coinbase 3 million users - Dec 2015
- gyft.com has Walmart gift cards - Dec 2015
- Flat rate artist now accepting bitcoins - Dec 2015
- Drop sone marketplace available - Dec 2015
- OpenBazaar Debian Client - Dec 2015 BETA
- Liquid sidechain for exchanges Blockstream Beta - Dec 2015
- Bitcoin Scaling / LN / SW Significant agreement - Dec 22, 2015
- Samurai Wallet Alpha release integrates BIP47 for privacy http://samouraiwallet.com - Dec 2015
- National Bank of Ukraine stated it will integrate bitcoin in the country’s financial system. - Dec 2015
- Spondoolies releases its newest bitcoin miner The 8TH Watson SP40 - Dec 2015
- Coinbase reaches 3 million users - Dec 2015
- ROKOS: New Raspberry PI software to work with bitcoin - Dec 2015
- Bitalo launched https://bitalolaunch.appspot.com
- 21, Inc Released comprehensive new docs for the 21 Bitcoin Library - Dec 2015
- Uphold - Uphold launches in China, accepting China UnionPay - Dec 2015
- Mike Tyson bitcoin wallet release - Jan 2016
- Bitstamp adds physical gold delivery as withdrawal option [in the EU] - Jan 2016
- Confidential transaction proposal https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2016-January/012194.html - Jan 2016
- Segwitness on bitcoin test network - Jan 2016
- Zebpay has raised $1-million (around Rs 6 crore) funding in order to promote bitcoins in India,
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/50463959.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst - Jan 2016
- GEM get $7.1 million Series A funding http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/01/06/three-new-york-vcs-join-7-1m-round-in-blockchain.html
- Coinsilium invests in Rootstock - Jan 2016 http://www.coinsilium.com/investors/regulatory-announcements/344-rootstock-investment
- European Travel IT Giant Embraces Bitcoin Following Partnership with BitPay - http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/01/14/european-travel-it-giant-embraces-bitcoin-following-partnership-with-bitpay/   Jan 2016
- Andreas on Segwit - Future looks very good right now: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-277-separating-signatures-with-segregated-witness
- Wences Casares joins the board of paypal - Jan 2016
- OpenBazaar PC Client- https://blog.openbazaar.org - Dec-Jan 2016[/s] Feb-Mar 2016
- Cryptsy closed down - Jan 2016
- Mike Hearn declares bitcoin dead - Jan 2016
- Lightning network Elizabeth Stark Alpha code released - Jan 2016
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 release candidate 1 available - Jan 2016
- 3rd Iteration of segwit launched  https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/amid-bitcoin-scaling-debate-segregated-witness-testnet-enters-public-stage-1453394345 - Jan 2016

Future

- libsecp256k1 allowing much faster block validation - Feb 2016
- BIP9 (Allows Multiple Soft Forks at the same time) - Feb 2016
- Freemit money transfer - https://freemit.com - Feb 2016
- Bitcoin core 0.12 - Feb 2016
- Bitcoin Group set for February ASX listing http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/bitcoin-group-set-for-february-asx-listing/news-story/8bc16e05d8ed47b9f33707ba75c85411 - Feb 2016
- 21, Inc Open Source their 21 Bitcoin Library - Feb 2016 (wild guess)
- BIP68 Required for full LN - Feb 2016
- BIP112 Required for full LN - Feb 2016
- BIP113 Required for full LN - Feb 2016
- New BitFury ASIC chip expected - Feb-Mar 2016
- OpenBazaar Mac Client - Dec-Jan 2016 Feb-Mar 2016
- Liquid sidechain for exchanges Blockstream - Feb 2016
- Winkelvoss ETF - Jan-Mar 2016 (wild guess)
- Federated Sidechain using 2 WAY Peg = ??
- Shapeshift.io limit orders - Mar 2016
- Shapeshift.io conical - Mar 2016
- Sidechains - Mar 2016
- Bitcoin conference Lithuania - Apr 2016
- Subchains - Jun-Dec 2016 (wild guess)
- National Bank of Ukraine integrates bitcoin in the country’s financial system. - Jun-Dec 2016 (wild guess)
- Segwitness Soft fork - Mar-Jul 2016
- Weak blocks - Jul 2016
- IBLT (reduces the bandwidth needed to transmit blocks) - Jul 2016
- 21.co Next announcement - Mar 2016 (wild guess)
- Ledger Blue Hardware wallet - Jun 2016
- Mycelium - coinjoin - Jun 2016
- Mycelium - swish - Jun 2016
- Halving - July/August 2016
- Lightning network Elizabeth Stark - May 2016
- Lightning network Blockstream Alpha - Mar 2016
- Lightning network Blockstream - Jun 2016 (wild guess)
- Rootstock - Jul 2016
- BIP 47, Reusable Payment Codes, and Payment Addresses - Dec 2016
- BIP 70 - Personal Bitcoin Address - Dec 2016
- http://stashcrypto.com
- Thin blocks - ??
- Scaling hard fork merge - Jan-Mar 2017
- 2Mb Block size - Feb 2017
- Scaling hard fork release - May 2017
- Mycelium card hardware wallet - Jan 2017
- Scaling hard fork Election day January 1st 2017.
- Scaling hard fork Inauguration day February 1st 2017.

Videos that really explain where we are headed

- Andreas on Segwit - Future looks very good right now: https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-277-separating-signatures-with-segregated-witness

[OmegaStarScream]

List on green happened or going to happen ? (or just the current month)
Also you should mention that OpenBazaar is available yet (where you mentioned the clients) and if you have any idea when it's going to launch then please post it . Last time I read they was saying it's November 2015 but nothing rly happened .

[bhodson]

Green is showing what happened as far as I can tell.  Thanks for the suggestion about OpenBazar.  I hope others will suggest some more items to add or help me to keep this list updated.

[thejaytiesto]

Why would Gmaxwell quit as a main committer? Does it mean he is not a main core developer yet? Why the hell would he do that? he's one of the best in the game. What does it exactly mean for Bitcoin? I hope he is still around and submitting new stuff, I was waiting for the confidential transactions stuff so bad..

[hendra147]

This is nice thread, Good news footage.
i think you can add source link for reference, it's can helper some people who want to read detail of your news footage

anyway Im waiting this news can be realized  Im waiting for free BTC
- Bitpay and GASH Brings Bitcoin to 10 Million Gamers in Asia - Dec 2015

[Altynbekova]

This really nice list of what kind of event will be coming.
I would like to see a link where I can see those events so that I can research more about it.

Good luck updating this list just delete when the event is over

[ThunderThomas]

Nice list that you have made here. It's nice to see a list of upcoming events in the bitcoin world.

It would be nice to know when an event has already taken place.

[bhodson]

I marked in green the events that I think have completed.  If anyone has any other input just let me know so I can update the list.

[bhodson]

Updated after the latest news of core dev agreements to a solution for the scaling problems.

[moli]

Capacity Increases FAQ:
https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/capacity-increases-faq

Capacity Increases Supporters:
https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/capacity-increases

[bhodson]

Added more items for December

[steveds]

Added more items for December

Nice list and i appreciate your effort but it will be real good if you could add the links to the 'articles ,news or the source' under the labels in the OP.
detailed information is always better.

[bhodson]

I would like to add links but some of these are from reddit or other forums and I am not sure the links are allowed. 

[steveds]

I would like to add links but some of these are from reddit or other forums and I am not sure the links are allowed. 

I guess links for detailed information are allowed but your referral or any promotion of your own blog/website etc... are not.
if they are legit and are from reliable sources then you can add them.

[bhodson]

Updated to add

- National Bank of Ukraine stated it will integrate bitcoin in the country’s financial system. - Dec 2015

http://forklog.net/privatbank-blockchain-is-great-but-we-put-our-stake-on-bitcoin/

[RealBitcoin]

Openbazaar will be a real big one, we need a legal decentralized marketplace, where people can sell P2P stuff.

Dark markets are not an option for reputable vendors, but a legal marketplace is much more preferable, and it can really push up bitcoin's value 100 fold

If the genie gets out of the bottle, bitcoin can get 100,000$/BTC really fast.

And if openbazaar gets implemented on mobile phones, then 1 billion $ / BTC

[maokoto]

Did not know so many things were going on on Bitcoin, great list and great work.

It would be great to update it from time to time, commenting on that things that are future right now but will be done.

[greBit]

Did not know so many things were going on on Bitcoin, great list and great work.

It would be great to update it from time to time, commenting on that things that are future right now but will be done.

Yes and you can see so many big Giants who are interested in Bitcoin and I don't Bitcoin will ever be the same once these investors steps their foot into BTC it has almost reached the mainstream and I think by this is next time Bitcoin will be the talk of the town.

[mixan]

This news sounds all good in the way of bitcoin thus hopefully bring the price up this year and not just a fizzle in the new year. The way it should go is with a bang bringing in the new year. As many have said, 2016 is the year of bitcoin!

[bhodson]

Added proposed release date of 0.12 - Feb 2016