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.
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Aug 21, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. UTC
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Soft Forks
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‘Speedy Trial’ Taproot Activation on Bitcoin Could Still Include a ‘UASF’ Safety Net
Speedy Trial is nearly approved for activating Taproot, but the code may still include a “user activated soft fork” (UASF) safety net, just in case.
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Mar 18, 2021 at 4:32 p.m. UTC
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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.
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Feb 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 19, 2020
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Velvet Forks: Crypto Updates Without the Controversy?
You've probably heard of "forks," a way of making changes to cryptocurrencies. Now researchers are realizing there's a new kind.
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Mar 15, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2018