hard-forks

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
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.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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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.
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Mary Shelley wrote the Gothic novel "Frankenstein." Boris Karloff starred in the 1931 movie version. (Wikimedia Commons)
Cardano Introduces Proof-of-Stake With 'Shelley' Hard Fork
It's alive! Cardano has successfully hard forked to its major upgrade, Shelley, which introduced proof-of-stake to the network.
Mary Shelley wrote the Gothic novel "Frankenstein." Boris Karloff starred in the 1931 movie version. (Wikimedia Commons)

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OpenEthereum Supported 50% of Ethereum Classic Nodes. Now It’s Leaving the Project
Two of Ethereum Classic’s largest clients are walking away from the project. That leaves only 30% of the network to support future updates.
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Bundestag, Berlin, Germany (Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash)
Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns
79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up.
Bundestag, Berlin, Germany (Ricardo Gomez Angel/Unsplash)

"You’re going to have many, many Ethereum-flavored solutions compatible to varying degrees," says ETC Cooperative's Bob Summerwill. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)
Hard Fork Sets Stage for Ethereum Classic's Second Major Departure From Ethereum
Ethereum Classic has largely followed Ethereum in lockstep. But as the larger chain goes toward Proof-of-Stake, ETC is sticking with Proof-of-Work.
"You’re going to have many, many Ethereum-flavored solutions compatible to varying degrees," says ETC Cooperative's Bob Summerwill. (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

COLD WORLD: A handful of accounts associated with the Hive hard fork can't move their steem now. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Steem Witnesses Freeze $3.2M in Latest Tit-for-Tat With Hard Fork Insurgents
Witnesses on Steem have frozen eight accounts, putting a total of 17.6 million steem in limbo. It's the latest drama since March 20's Hive hard fork.
COLD WORLD: A handful of accounts associated with the Hive hard fork can't move their steem now. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Tron founder and BitTorrent CEO Justin Sun
Splinter Cryptocurrency Hive Outperforms Justin Sun's Steem After One Week Trading
It's been a week since the Hive blockchain broke off from Steem in protest. So far, the market action has been on the side of the dissidents.
Tron founder and BitTorrent CEO Justin Sun

DEADLOCK: Steem community leaders are now moving to launch a whole new chain following the Tron Foundation's acquisition of Steemit. (Credit: Shutterstock)
Steem Community Plans Hostile Hard Fork to Flee Justin Sun's Steemit
The blockchain for bloggers, Steem, is moving to Hive.io, CoinDesk has learned. The hostile hard fork is scheduled for Friday.
DEADLOCK: Steem community leaders are now moving to launch a whole new chain following the Tron Foundation's acquisition of Steemit. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Adam and Eve, stained glass in Gloucester Cathedral, UK. Credit: Shutterstock
Bitcoin SV Sees Minor Split as Blockchain Shifts to ‘Genesis’ Upgrade
The upgrade saw an "inadvertent" split as an unknown entity mined a block on the old chain, the BSV team says.
Adam and Eve, stained glass in Gloucester Cathedral, UK. Credit: Shutterstock