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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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Qtum completed a testnet hard fork prior to launching its mainnet hard fork.

Qtum Preps for Mainnet Hard Fork With New Testnet Event

2020-06-29T21:57:00+01:00

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Beam updates details on its June 28 hard fork, laying out foundations for the firm’s future DeFi offering.

Beam to Make Its First Move Towards Private DeFi With June 2020 Hard Fork

2020-06-24T21:00:00+01:00

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A former Steem witness received death threats from a Hive user, is DPoS to blame for the Steem/Hive drama?

Former Steem Witness: ‘I Received Direct Threats From a Hive User’

2020-06-18T16:45:00+01:00

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Ethereum Classic performed its scheduled upgrade to bring Ethereum’s Istanbul features to the classic chain, making the two protocols fully compatible with each...

Ethereum Classic Follows Its Sibling’s Footsteps With Phoenix Hard Fork

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2020-06-01T13:53:00+01:00

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While Binance will support the Steem hard fork to freeze $6M in user funds, CZ offered support to additional forks.

CZ Believes Steem Users Should Launch (Another) Counter-Fork

2020-05-23T16:44:00+01:00

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Steem has completed a soft fork which sanctions the account that went rogue and sent 23.6 million STEEM to Bittrex in protest of a recent hard fork.

Steem Soft Forks to Sanction Mysterious 'Community321' Account

2020-05-22T18:47:00+01:00

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Steem’s latest hard fork has been completed but almost $6 million of STEEM due for seizure was ‘rescued’ in a mysterious transaction to Bittrex exchange.

Mystery Account ‘Rescues’ $6M of STEEM From Hard Fork Seizure

2020-05-21T01:10:00+01:00

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Steem will freeze another $5 million in funds associated with the accounts of Hive supporters.

Steem to Freeze Another $5M in Tokens Associated With Hive Supporters

2020-05-20T04:09:00+01:00

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