hard fork

Tech

Ethereum

Berlin Hard Fork Is Now Live on Ethereum

The upgrade incorporates four optimizations aimed at gas efficiency and improved security.

By Jamie CrawleyColin Harper

Sponsored

Apr 15, 2021 at 12:33 p.m. UTC

Apr 15, 2021

Ethereumhard forkEthereum 2.0

---

Tech

London

Ethereum's 'EIP 1559' Fee Market Overhaul Greenlit for July

A large majority of Ethereum miners are against the proposal. But that hasn’t stopped developers from scheduling the upgrade for July.

By William Foxley

Sponsored

Mar 5, 2021 at 3:40 p.m. UTC

Mar 5, 2021

LondonEthereumhard forkEIP 1559

---

Tech

Hard fork

Cardano Becomes a Multi-Asset Blockchain With Today's Hard Fork

Enabling new tokens is a step on the path to full smart-contract functionality.

By Brady Dale

Sponsored

Mar 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2021

hard forkCardano

---

Tech

Hard fork

Valid Points: What to Expect When Ethereum 2.0 Undergoes Its First 'Hard Fork'

Here's what the impending Eth 2.0 hard fork means, and why Ethereum devs are still debating the “Ice Age.”

By Christine KimWilliam Foxley

Sponsored

Jan 27, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 27, 2021

hard forkEthereum 2.0NewslettersValid Points

---

Tech

Smart contracts

Cardano to Launch Hard Fork Before Next Major Development Phase

The hard fork will introduce the token-locking mechanism, one of its most significant new functions, to the Cardano mainnet.

By David Pan

Sponsored

Dec 5, 2020 at 10:38 p.m. UTC

Dec 5, 2020

smart contractshard forkCardano

---

Markets

Hard fork

Bitcoin Cash Has Split Into Two New Blockchains, Again

Bitcoin Cash split into two blockchain again, but one of the new chains has received no hashpower so far.

By Muyao Shen

Sponsored

Nov 15, 2020 at 4:21 p.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2020

hard forkBitcoin CashBCH

---

Markets

Roger ver

Roger Ver: Bitcoin Cash Hard Forks Could Have Thwarted PayPal Support

Roger Ver, one of the biggest bitcoin cash advocates, is not a fan of the scheduled fork event of the cryptocurrency's network.

By Muyao Shen

Sponsored

Nov 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 14, 2020

Roger Verhard forkBitcoin Cash

---

Tech

Open-source

Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork

Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.

By William Foxley

Sponsored

Nov 13, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. UTC

Nov 13, 2020

open-sourceEthereumhard forkGeth

---

Tech

Ethereum

Ethereum’s ‘Unannounced Hard Fork’ Was Trying to Prevent the Very Disruption It Caused

A hard fork that split Ethereum’s chain in two was activated on purpose, calling into question Ethereum’s client coordination.

By Colin Harper

Sponsored

Nov 11, 2020 at 11:01 p.m. UTC

Nov 11, 2020

Ethereumhard forkGeth

---

Markets

Hard fork

OKEx, Still Paralyzed by Founder’s Arrest, Details Plans for Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork

While cryptocurrency withdrawals on OKEx remains suspended, the exchange is detailing its plans for the scheduled Bitcoin Cash fork in November.

By Muyao Shen

Sponsored

Oct 29, 2020 at 9:01 p.m. UTC

Oct 29, 2020

hard forkBitcoin CashOKEx

---