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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’s next two network upgrades, dubbed Constantinople and St. Petersburg, are scheduled to happen in under a week.

Ethereum’s Constantinople, St. Petersburg Upgrades Set to Occur This Week

Adrian Zmudzinski

2019-02-24T22:25:00+00:00

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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin has denied that a new Constantinople smart contract creation feature will have negative security implications for the network.

Vitalik Buterin Dismisses Rumors New Constantinople Feature Allows Attack Vector

2019-02-16T14:55:00+00:00

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CEO Laurent Kssis told Bloomberg the company had no clue about hard forks and related concepts last year.

XBT Provider Admits Knowledge Gaps as It Postpones Launch Of Cryptocurrency Basket

2019-02-13T08:31:00+00:00

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Market interest in the Ethereum’s Constantinople and Serenity hard forks has reportedly led to the underestimation of other more important proposals.

Market Overly-Focused on Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork, Says Report

2019-02-06T21:50:00+00:00

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Major crypto wallet Blockchain.com adds partial support for Bitcoin SV, but notes it has no plans to offer full functionality for the crypto at present.

Blockchain.com Wallet Confirms ‘Limited Support’ for Bitcoin SV

2019-01-23T12:10:00+00:00

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Hodler’s Digest

Bakkt has announced their first acquisition, and a New Zealand crypto exchange has been hacked.

Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 14–20: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2019-01-20T15:55:00+00:00

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Ethereum core devs have reportedly postponed the activation of Constantinople hard fork until late February.

Ethereum Team Lead: Constantinople Hard Fork to Activate in Late February

2019-01-19T00:04:00+00:00

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Ethereum’s Constantinople hard fork has been reportedly postponed until at least the next week over a newly discovered vulnerability.

Vulnerability Is Found in Constantinople Hours After ETH Devs Call It ‘Least Eventful’ Hard Fork

2019-01-15T22:10:00+00:00

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