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Hard Fork News

During a hard fork, blockchain networks split into two different chains. A cryptocurrency hard fork results in two blockchains, in addition to two separate assets: the original and the forked asset. Cryptocurrency hard forks can be a benign, consensual upgrade spearheaded by the community, or the culmination of bitter debates that split a community into two separate chains and assets.

Multiple notable contentious hard forks have occurred over the years. In 2016, as the result of a hard fork, Ethereum (ETH) split in two, resulting in Ethereum and Ethereum Classic (ETC). And in 2017, due to another hard fork, Bitcoin (BTC) split into Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Developers may cooperatively implement hard forks based on consensus from multiple parties. Communities may choose to hard fork cryptocurrency for a number of reasons, such as improving network speed.

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Ethereum developers propose a hard fork named Muir Glacier intended to address the impending Ice Age on the Ethereum mainnet.

Ethereum’s Proposed Hard Fork ‘Muir Glacier’ Would Delay Impending Ice Age

2019-12-04T03:21:00+00:00

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The new $200 million Bitcoin Cash Ecosystem Fund will focus on payment solutions and non-custodial financial services for Bitcoin Cash.

Bitcoin.com Launches $200M Bitcoin Cash Investment Fund

2019-11-20T20:34:00+00:00

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The next Ethereum hard fork is coming soon — here’s how the improvements it brings fit into the big picture of network’s evolution.

Istanbul to Berlin: Ethereum Milestones on the Road to Serenity

2019-11-19T18:03:00+00:00

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Two years on, the BTCC co-founder regrets supporting the failed SegWit2x Bitcoin hard fork proposal, having previously pushed for its adoption.

‘Extremely Dangerous’ — Bobby Lee Regrets Backing Bitcoin SegWit2x

2019-11-17T09:59:00+00:00

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A successful hard fork for the altcoin only took 77% of miners with it, leaving the rest spending money validating the old chain.

Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Sees Miners ‘Waste’ Money on 14 Invalid Blocks

2019-11-16T09:13:00+00:00

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The Bitcoin Cash hard fork has completed as planned, with the first block considered invalid by old client software being mined.

Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork Completed as First Invalid Block Detected

2019-11-15T15:47:00+00:00

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Ahead of its hard fork, Bitcoin Cash sees suspicious hashing power sources cause a ruckus.

Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Volatile Ahead of Nov. 15 Hard Fork

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2019-11-15T08:54:00+00:00

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Ethereum Foundation Developer Péter Szilágyi has confirmed Dec. 4 as the launch date for the network’s Istanbul hard fork.

Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork Release Date Confirmed By Core Developer

2019-11-08T08:17:00+00:00

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