Constantinople

Ethereum’s Istanbul Upgrade Arrives Early, Causes Testnet Split

Ethereum's "Istanbul" system-wide upgrade, or hard fork, arrived two days earlier than expected – causing miner confusion.

Markets  ·  30 September 2019

Coinbase Is Using an Ethereum Upgrade to Help Merchants Accept USDC

Coinbase Commerce is putting ethereum's latest systemwide upgrade, Constantinople, to the test.

Markets  ·  14 August 2019
Ethereum Mining

Ethereum’s ProgPoW Mining Change to Be Considered for Istanbul Upgrade

The code designed to enact ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, may feature the inclusion of a controversial mining algorithm said to allow for broader participation in its network.

Markets  ·  12 March 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Block Count Spikes as Difficulty Bomb Diffuses on Schedule

Block creation numbers on the ethereum blockchain are back on the rise after a successful roll out of the Constantinople and St. Petersburg hard forks.

Markets  ·  8 March 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Upgrades as Hard Forks Activate on Blockchain

Two long-anticipated upgrades appear to have officially activated on the ethereum blockchain, the world’s second-largest by market value, without incident. At 19:57 (UTC), the sixth and seventh system-wide upgrades to the software, dubbed Constantinople and St. Petersburg, respectively, rolled out on the main network at block number 7,280,000. As seen on blockchain monitoring website Fork Monitor, there is […]

Tech  ·  28 February 2019
Ethereum

Constantinople Incoming: Today’s Two Ethereum Hard Forks Explained

Tomorrow is the big day for ethereum's sixth (and seventh) backwards-incompatible upgrade since mainnet launch back in 2015. Having faced a number of setbacks already, the highly-anticipated activation of Constantinople may or may not go as planned.

Tech  ·  27 February 2019
News

Ethereum’s Blockchain Is Once Again Feeling the ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Effect

Ethereum is being affected by the "difficulty bomb" embedded in the code, but this month's hard fork will ease the issue – for now.

Markets  ·  14 February 2019
Ethereum

Take Two: Ethereum Is Getting Ready for the Constantinople Hard Fork Redo

The world's second largest blockchain by market capitalization is gearing up for a hard fork its tried to activate before called Constantinople. This time, developers are confident it will work.

Tech  ·  12 February 2019
Cardano

Proof-of-Stake Could Lead to Crypto Banking. Let’s Avoid That

"Staking as a service" is taking off. We need to think hard about what this means for crypto's evolution, warns Michael J. Casey.

Tech  ·  21 January 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Devs Propose Activating Constantinople Hard Fork in Late February

After a security vulnerability was found in ethereum's next system-wide upgrade just days prior to activation, core developers now hope to execute the upgrade at the end of February.

Tech  ·  18 January 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Clients Release New Software In Wake of Hard Fork Delay

Major ethereum clients are releasing new versions of their software to prevent the now-delayed Constantinople hard fork from triggering.

Tech  ·  15 January 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Constantinople Upgrade Faces Delay Due to Security Vulnerability

Ethereum's major Constantinople upgrade was delayed after blockchain audit firm ChainSecurity discovered a security issue with one of the changes.

Tech  ·  15 January 2019
Ethereum

The ‘Thirdening’ Approaches: How to Watch Ethereum’s Fork as It Happens

The world’s third largest blockchain by total value, ethereum, is about to upgrade its code. Here's how you can watch the event live.

Tech  ·  15 January 2019
Ethereum

What to Expect When Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork Happens

Ethereum's next system-wide upgrade, Constantinople, is expected to go live next week.

Tech  ·  11 January 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Geth Software Upgrades Ahead of January Hard Fork

Geth has locked ethereum's upcoming Constantinople hard fork into its latest code release.

Tech  ·  12 December 2018