Hard Forks

Ethereum

Ethereum Infighting Spurs Blockchain Split Concerns

Parity is set on implementing their new proposal to recover frozen funds, and ethereum devs are worried there's nothing to stop a blockchain split.

Tech  ·  25 April 2018
Markets

Overbought? Bitcoin Cash Looks Extended After 80% Gain

Bitcoin cash has rallied hugely in the approach to a technical upgrade, but a healthy pullback may be in the offing.

Markets  ·  23 April 2018
Hard Forks

Monero Fork Underway In Bid to Block Big Miners

A planned hard fork of privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero has just executed and the community is keenly observing the results.

Tech  ·  6 April 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum ASICs Are Here: What the New Miners Mean and What’s Next

After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use.

Tech  ·  3 April 2018
IRS

Does the IRS Get a Cut of Your Bitcoin Cash?

The tax treatment of hard forks in the U.S. is uncertain and the IRS should issue guidance addressing such issues, says a legal expert.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 March 2018
Hard Forks

Zcash’s Coming Hard Fork Could Pave the Way for More

Zcash's first hard fork is coming up, and devs expect it to activate without a hitch, preparing zcash for bigger, better upgrades in the future.

Tech  ·  22 March 2018
Bitcoin

Velvet Forks: Crypto Updates Without the Controversy?

You've probably heard of "forks," a way of making changes to cryptocurrencies. Now researchers are realizing there's a new kind.

Tech  ·  15 March 2018
Bitcoin

‘Bitcoin Private’ Is Here, But What’s It Worth?

A fork of a fork of a fork? A new cryptocurrency just launched that's nearly identical to zcash, but commentators are questioning its value add.

Tech  ·  2 March 2018
Hard Forks

No, ‘Litecoin Cash’ Isn’t Bitcoin Cash All Over Again

Litecoin cash, that's like bitcoin cash, right? As always in crypto, branding might be deceiving when it comes to a new upstart project.

Tech  ·  16 February 2018
Ether

Ethereum Users Are Losing Money and Devs Don’t Quite Know What to Do

Ethereum's developers are once again grappling with the issue of how to solve major fund losses on the world's second-largest blockchain.

Tech  ·  7 February 2018
Ethereum

Parity Urges ‘Rescue’ Fork to Reclaim Frozen Millions

Parity Technologies has just released a proposal for reclaiming the millions in ether frozen last month due to a fault in its code.

Tech  ·  11 December 2017
Bitcoin

How Forks Might Help Bitcoin Reach Its True Destination

Forks offer ideological leaders the chance to put their ideas on improving protocols into practice without getting bogged down in endless bickering.

Tech  ·  10 December 2017
Hard Forks

More Devs, More Destruction: Another Zcash Crypto Ceremony Is Underway

Amid criticism of its first security ceremony, zcash has made changes as it prepares for a fork. But has it done enough to silence the skeptics?

Tech  ·  30 November 2017
Bitcoin

A Crypto Crystal Ball? What If Traders Settled Bitcoin Forks

Researchers are trying to improve prediction markets as potentially valuable tools for measuring community support or opposition to protocol changes.

Tech  ·  27 November 2017
Hard Forks

What’s Next for Bitcoin Cash? Stopping User Fund Loss

Bitcoin cash may be vying for the top spot in bitcoin software, but it's still working to correct fundamental usability problems.

Tech  ·  22 November 2017