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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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Shiba Inu rebounds 40% despite major selling by SHIB whales

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Shiba Inu is now a top-20 cryptocurrency with SHIB price soaring 300% in 9 days

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Verge developers’ handling of a code bug has raised questions, particularly among miners, over management integrity.

Cryptocurrency Verge Responds To Hacking Claims By Launching ‘Accidental Hard Fork’

2018-04-05T14:47:00+01:00

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Top Ethereum devs cause online stir with talk of a hard fork in protocol to combat mining centralization.

Ethereum Community Considers Hard Fork To Fight ASIC Miners

2018-04-03T00:20:00+01:00

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Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Zcash just announced Overwinter, its first “software-updates-required” network upgrade

Privacy Altcoin Zcash Announces First Network Update, ‘Not Expected’ To Be A Fork

2018-03-03T16:19:00+00:00

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American hedge fund Elliott Management calls cryptocurrencies “one of the most brilliant scams in history” in a letter to clients

Crypto Investment Shows ‘Limitless Ignorance Of Human Race’, Hedge Fund Tells Clients

2018-02-20T14:20:00+00:00

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A report on Tether published by Bitmex Research shows that while it ‘possibly’ has enough fiat reserves, it is at risk of a shutdown by regulatory bodies.

Bitmex: Tether ‘Possibly’ Has Enough Cash Reserves, Could Still Be Shut Down

Molly Jane Zuckerman

2018-02-19T18:13:00+00:00

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A Litecoin hard fork is being likened to the Bitcoin-Bitcoin Cash saga.

Litecoin Cash - Another Bitcoin-Bitcoin Cash Saga?

Gareth Jenkinson

2018-02-15T18:15:00+00:00

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Litecoin is leading altcoin gains this week as news of a merchant platform excites traders.

Litecoin Price Surges On News Of LTC-Fiat Payment Service And ‘Scam’ Hard Fork

2018-02-14T16:40:00+00:00

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Forking of Bitcoin’s original chain could become quite the trend in the coming year

Bitcoin to Get Severely Forked in 2018

2018-02-01T18:00:00+00:00

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