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Cardano

Cardano Gains Smart Contract Capability Following ‘Alonzo’ Hard Fork

The latest upgrade ushers in an era of smart contract composability for the four-year-old network.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sponsored

Sep 12, 2021 at 9:53 p.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2021

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Podcasts

Hard-forks

Ethereum, Bitcoin; Hard Fork, Soft Fork: How Decentralized Change Is Made

While Ethereum's chosen the hard fork option and the "difficulty bomb," Bitcoin's gone with the UASF.

By CoinDesk

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Aug 21, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. UTC

Aug 21, 2021

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Tech

London

Ethereum's Hotly Anticipated 'London' Hard Fork Is Now Live

Here's what it means and what we're keeping an eye on.

By Edward Oosterbaan

Sponsored

Aug 5, 2021 at 12:34 p.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2021

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Tech

London

Ethereum Devs Grapple With Worst-Case Scenarios

Is Ethereum ready for the “London” hard fork?

By Christine Kim

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Jul 28, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2021

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Markets

London

Countdown to Ethereum’s ‘London’ Hard Fork: What You Need to Know

Plus: The risks and rewards of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559.

By Christine Kim

Sponsored

Jul 25, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. UTC

Jul 25, 2021

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Markets

Hard-forks

Hard Forks Are Fan Fiction

If the Bitcoin network is a collectively told story, as the philosopher Craig Warmke argued, wouldn't hard forks be fan fiction?

By Bradley Rettler

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Jul 16, 2021 at 1:32 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2021

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Tech

Ethereum classic

Ethereum Classic Activates Thanos Upgrade, Increasing Access for GPU Miners

The Thanos upgrade is aimed to allow more miner participation and thus increase security.

By Sebastian Sinclair

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Nov 30, 2020 at 9:55 a.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2020

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Markets

Qtum

Blockchain Project Qtum Moves to Boost Network Participation With Offline Staking

The hybrid blockchain will soon undergo a fork enabling network participants to stake and earn rewards from tokens held in offline wallets.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sponsored

Aug 25, 2020 at 12:33 p.m. UTC

Aug 25, 2020

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Markets

Coinbase

Appeals Court Backs Coinbase in Bitcoin Gold Fork 'Breach of Contract' Lawsuit

A California appeals court has backed a prior judgment that the cryptocurrency exchange wasn't obliged to to support the Bitcoin Gold hard fork in 2017.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Sponsored

Aug 12, 2020 at 9:09 a.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2020

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Tech

Bitcoin protocol

Fixing This Bitcoin-Killing Bug Will (Eventually) Require a Hard Fork

The bug sheds light on the challenges of Bitcoin's decentralization. At least we've got 86 years for the community to join together and implement a fix.

By Alyssa Hertig

Sponsored

Aug 7, 2020 at 12:46 p.m. UTC

Aug 7, 2020

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