Berlin Hard Fork Is Now Live on Ethereum
The upgrade incorporates four optimizations aimed at gas efficiency and improved security.
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Apr 15, 2021 at 12:33 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July
A large majority of Ethereum miners are against the proposal. But that hasn’t stopped developers from scheduling the upgrade for July.
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Mar 5, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
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Cardano Becomes a Multi-Asset Blockchain With Today's Hard Fork
Enabling new tokens is a step on the path to full smart-contract functionality.
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Mar 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
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Valid Points: What to Expect When Ethereum 2.0 Undergoes Its First 'Hard Fork'
Here's what the impending Eth 2.0 hard fork means, and why Ethereum devs are still debating the “Ice Age.”
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Jan 27, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC
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Cardano to Launch Hard Fork Before Next Major Development Phase
The hard fork will introduce the token-locking mechanism, one of its most significant new functions, to the Cardano mainnet.
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Dec 5, 2020 at 10:38 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Cash Has Split Into Two New Blockchains, Again
Bitcoin Cash split into two blockchain again, but one of the new chains has received no hashpower so far.
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Nov 15, 2020 at 4:21 p.m. UTC
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Roger Ver: Bitcoin Cash Hard Forks Could Have Thwarted PayPal Support
Roger Ver, one of the biggest bitcoin cash advocates, is not a fan of the scheduled fork event of the cryptocurrency's network.
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Nov 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork
Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.
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Nov 13, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying to Prevent the Very Disruption It Caused
A hard fork that split Ethereum’s chain in two was activated on purpose, calling into question Ethereum’s client coordination.
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Nov 11, 2020 at 11:01 p.m. UTC
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OKEx, Still Paralyzed by Founder’s Arrest, Details Plans for Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork
While cryptocurrency withdrawals on OKEx remains suspended, the exchange is detailing its plans for the scheduled Bitcoin Cash fork in November.
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Oct 29, 2020 at 9:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 29, 2020