How the Coming Constantinople Hard Fork Could Stir Up Ether Markets

Ether price volatility could spike in the days ahead, courtesy of an upcoming ethereum upgrade scheduled for Thursday.

Traders Now Betting 2-to-1 Bitcoin Cash Fork Will Cause Price Decline

New data is offering insight into how crypto traders are pricing in a coming technical update to bitcoin cash, one that could cause the world’s fourth most valuable blockchain to split into two competing networks. At press time, there are now almost twice as many open short positions betting that the price of bitcoin cash […]

Ethereum’s Next Blockchain Upgrade Faces Delay After Testing Failure

Ethereum developers say Constantinople may be subject to delays following Saturday's test network release.

Ethereum Is Testing Code for Its Next Hard Fork

Ethereum developers are already implementing code that's set to be activated in Constantinople, the network's next system-wide upgrade.

Parity Team Publishes Postmortem on $160 Million Ether Freeze

Parity has released new details on how a critical code flaw resulted in the freezing of $160 million worth of ether.

Relief and Disbelief: Bitcoin Reacts to Sudden ‘2x’ Suspension

Bitcoin's attempted '2x' software upgraded is cancelled – and some in the cryptocurrency's community think that's cause for celebration.

2x Called Off: Bitcoin Hard Fork Suspended for Lack of Consensus

A controversial plan to change the bitcoin software has been abruptly called off, just weeks before its expected release.

Bitcoin Gold: What to Know About the Blockchain’s Next Split

What is bitcoin gold? A new cryptocurrency project expects to launch today. Here's what it is and why it matters.

Blockchain Forks Are All the Rage, But Can They Ever Be Safe?

More and more blockchains may be forking, but developers still don't think they've quite found the best way to execute the upgrade.