Miner Argument Continues Over Ethereum's Byzantium Economics
The question of how ethereum is incentivizing miners is developing ahead of an expected hard fork on the platform this month.
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Sep 25, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
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Increased Hashrate Forces Premature Monero Hard Fork
The date of a planned hard fork of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency monero has been brought forward by an increase in its hashrate.
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Sep 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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F2Pool Reneges: Bitcoin Pool Pulls Segwit2x Support Over Hard Fork
Controversial scaling proposal, Segwit2x has lost Chinese mining pool, F2Pool's support over its timeline for a 2MB hard fork.
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Aug 31, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
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Hard Forks Galore: Bitcoin Cash Debates Ambitious Tech Roadmap
Recent commentary among developers hints at how bitcoin cash may seek to improve its technology and further its already large economic network.
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Aug 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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What the Fork? Why Bitcoin Tech Changes Impact Price
With all the talk of "forks," the cryptocurrency industry can be an intimidating place for investors. But how do these software changes affect price?
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Aug 14, 2017 at 11:15 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Cash 101: What Users Need to Know Before the Fork
The bitcoin blockchain is expected to fork on Tuesday, but what does that mean for bitcoin users?
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Jul 31, 2017 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
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Explainer: What Is SegWit2x and What Does It Mean for Bitcoin?
As a key deadline approaches, CoinDesk breaks down SegWit2x giving a high-level overview of the controversial bitcoin scaling proposal.
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Jul 12, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Scaling Project Segwit2x to Release New Code Today
Code for a popular but controversial bitcoin scaling proposal is set to be released on Friday, marking a major milestone for the effort.
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Jun 29, 2017 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
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A Bitcoin Scaling Upgrade: How It Could Finally Happen (And How It Could Fail)
As various scaling proposal deadlines loom, bitcoin is either on the verge of the biggest change in its history, or its biggest political failure.
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Jun 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
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Keep Calm and Bitcoin On? Developers Aren't Worrying About a Fork
As the discussion heats up over the possibility of a bitcoin hard fork, some developers are playing down the likelihood of a split.
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Mar 24, 2017 at 10:55 a.m. UTC
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