Hard Forks

Hard Forks

What We Know About Bitcoin Cash’s Two Rival Blockchains

The bitcoin cash blockchain officially split today into two competing networks – but the story seems to be far from over.

Tech  ·  15 November 2018
Hard Forks

Bitcoin Cash Just Split Into Two Blockchains

A contentious hard fork on the bitcoin cash blockchain has been activated.

Tech  ·  15 November 2018
Markets

Buy or Sell? What Traders Think About Today’s Bitcoin Cash Fork

With Thurday's hard fork of the bitcoin cash blockchain likely to result in a split, what are the traders planning to do with their holdings?

Markets  ·  15 November 2018
Hard Forks

How to Watch the Bitcoin Cash Fork As It Happens

Part system upgrade, part political battle, Thursday's BCH hard fork could get interesting.

Tech  ·  14 November 2018
Exchanges

What Fork? Asian Traders Are Buying Bitcoin Cash

While bitcoin cash is seeing an internal war ahead of Thursday's hard fork, traders in Asia are betting that the upgrade will result in "free money."

Markets  ·  13 November 2018
Markets

Hash Power Favors Craig Wright Camp in Looming Bitcoin Cash Fork

Early data suggests that the Bitcoin SV implementation of the bitcoin cash fork may enjoy more hash power than Bitcoin ABC.

Tech  ·  12 November 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Sets Tentative January Goal for Next Blockchain Upgrade

Ethereum developers have tentatively agreed a mid-January deadline for the network's upcoming Constantinople hard fork.

Tech  ·  9 November 2018
Hard Forks

Bitcoin Cash Declares War: Why Coming Hard Fork Could Mean Another Split

After a year of peaceful hard fork upgrades, bitcoin cash is in the throes of a fiery debate over its future – one that could lead to a chain split.

Tech  ·  8 November 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchanges Line Up to Support Bitcoin Cash’s Hard Fork

Bitcoin cash is undergoing a hard fork on Nov 15., and it might result in a split. So which exchanges will support the new cryptocurrency?

Markets  ·  7 November 2018
Hard Forks

Sia Completes Hard Fork as Bricked Miners Form Rival Blockchain

Innosilicon's mining equipment no longer works on Sia following a planned algorithm change. But not everyone went along with the fork.

Markets  ·  1 November 2018
Hard Forks

Privacy Crypto Zcash Goes Live With ‘Sapling’ Network Hard Fork

The zcash protocol implemented its Sapling upgrade on Sunday in the hopes of making transactions faster and more secure.

Tech  ·  29 October 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork Is Being Delayed Until 2019

Ethereum's next upgrade, Constantinople, has been delayed until next year.

Tech  ·  19 October 2018
Hard Forks

Sia Network Releases Hard Fork Code to Block Crypto Mining Giants

Sia has released the formal code for an imminent hard fork that will block cryptocurrency mining firms like Bitmain from its blockchain network.

Tech  ·  19 October 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Constantinople Upgrade Stalls on Test Network

Constantinople, ethereum's next system-wide upgrade did not activate on the Ropsten testnet as planned on Saturday.

Tech  ·  13 October 2018
Ethereum

Constantinople Nears: Ethereum’s Next Hard Fork Is On Track for 2018

Open-source coders backing the ethereum project now say its next system-wide upgrade, Constantinople, is on track for November release.

Tech  ·  12 October 2018