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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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Justin Sun’s Steemit has been accused of censoring content about the upcoming Hive hard fork.

Justin Sun’s Steemit Accused of Censoring Hive Related Content

2020-03-20T02:18:00+00:00

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Binance and Huobi have announced support for the upcoming Hive hard fork of the Steem blockchain.

Huobi and Binance Support Community-Led Steem Hard Fork

2020-03-19T13:18:00+00:00

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Bitcoin SV underwent a network upgrade that raised or removed almost all existing limits, but the old chain continued to exist as it added one block.

Bitcoin SV Genesis Upgrade Results in Chain Split

Andrey Shevchenko

2020-02-04T11:36:00+00:00

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Charles Hoskinson, co-founder and CEO of IOHK, the firm behind Cardano, said that he expects the coin to see a hard fork in mid-February.

Cardano Co-Founder and CEO: We Anticipate a Hard Fork in Mid-February

Adrian Zmudzinski

2020-01-20T16:35:00+00:00

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The average block time on the Ethereum blockchain decreased by nearly 25% after mining difficulty was lowered.

Ethereum Block Time Reduced by 25% After Muir Glacier Hard Fork

Adrian Zmudzinski

2020-01-05T20:30:00+00:00

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Ethereum implements Muir Glacier hard fork to delay difficulty bomb, but nethermind client thus far fails to sync.

Ethereum Completes Muir Glacier Hard Fork But Leaves One Client Behind

2020-01-02T10:08:00+00:00

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Binance will suspend Ether deposits and withdrawals to support the Ethereum network Muir Glacier upgrade that is expected to be executed on Jan. 1, 2020.

Binance Will Support Newly Announced Ethereum Muir Glacier Upgrade

2019-12-30T12:29:00+00:00

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ETC Labs works to ensure full compatibility between ETC and ETH as the upcoming Agharta hard fork is supposed to create backward compatibility between the two.

Agharta Hard Fork to Bring Full Compatibility Between ETC And ETH

2019-12-26T22:15:00+00:00

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