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Forks

Ethereum has undergone another shadow fork prior to the Merge. (bildanova/500px/Getty Images)
Technology
Ethereum
Ethereum’s Shadow Fork 9 Goes Live in Lead-Up to the Merge
Developers are focused on testing recent updates and the releases used in the previous Sepolia hard fork. "But on a more intensive network.”
Ethereum has undergone another shadow fork prior to the Merge. (bildanova/500px/Getty Images)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 14, 2022 at 3:39 p.m. UTC
Jul 14, 2022
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Testing what will happen when Ethereum's PoW meets PoS is crucial. (Daniel Lincoln/Unsplash)
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Ethereum
Merge Testing on Ethereum: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Ethereum’s developers are using new testing infrastructure to assess network mechanics and client readiness ahead of the Merge.
Testing what will happen when Ethereum's PoW meets PoS is crucial. (Daniel Lincoln/Unsplash)
By Eli TanSage D. Young
May 11, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
May 11, 2022
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MOVING PARTS: How does a whole network smoothly upgrade in a way that's backward-compatible, allowing those with older versions of the software to continue participating? (Image via Library of Congress/Rawpixel)
Tech
Bitcoin core
Bitcoin Coders Confront an Old Quandary: How to Upgrade an Entire Network
An old debate is resurfacing in the bitcoin developer community, underscoring one of the critical challenges confronting decentralized systems.
MOVING PARTS: How does a whole network smoothly upgrade in a way that's backward-compatible, allowing those with older versions of the software to continue participating? (Image via Library of Congress/Rawpixel)
By Alyssa Hertig
Feb 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2020
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Tech
Mining pools
Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund
The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 23, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 23, 2020
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Markets
Satoshi nakamoto
A Fight Is Breaking Out Over Bitcoin Cash – And It Just Might Split the Code
Bitcoin cash devs are fighting over what code changes to make next. If no one compromises, hard-forked coin could itself split into two.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 24, 2018 at 4:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2018
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Markets
Governance
The Downside of Democracy (and What it Means for Blockchain Governance)
Introducing on-chain governance to crypto networks is likely to make them more like nation-states with the inefficiencies that entails.
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By Taylor Pearson
Jun 22, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2018
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Markets
Governance
The Age of Endless Blockchain Forks Is Coming to an End
Real-world assets will force a change in blockchain governance, writes EY's Paul Brody. Forks will still be possible, but will attract fewer users.
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By Paul Brody
May 7, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
May 7, 2018
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Markets
Tax
Bitcoin Forks and Livestock Law? Tax Day 2018 Is a Different Animal
U.S. income tax treatment of forks is unclear. A conservative approach would be to treat the receipt of new cryptocurrency as taxable ordinary income.
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By Stevie ConlonAnna VayserRobert Schwaba
Apr 8, 2018 at 10:01 p.m. UTC
Apr 8, 2018
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Road
Markets
News
No-Fork Guarantee? New Cryptocurrency Touts Resistance to Code Splits
Hedera, a new public ledger developed by enterprise DLT software firm Swirlds, uses a patented codebase to prevent forking or cloning of the currency.
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By Marc Hochstein
Mar 13, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2018
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Ethereum
Prices Aside, Crypto's Tech Stack Is Steadily Improving
The crypto industry may be struggling to move past all the emphasis on price alone – but tangible progress is being made on the technology today.
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By Rachel-Rose O'LearyAlyssa Hertig
Feb 11, 2018 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2018
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