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Hard Forks

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Podcasts
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Crypto News Roundup for Aug. 5, 2021
With Ethereum’s latest upgrade going live plus a look at the impact of crypto lobbyists in Washington, D.C., CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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By Adam B. Levine
Aug 5, 2021 at 1:29 p.m. UTC
Aug 5, 2021
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London
Ethereum's Hotly Anticipated 'London' Hard Fork Is Now Live
Here's what it means and what we're keeping an eye on.
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By Edward Oosterbaan
Aug 5, 2021 at 12:34 p.m. UTC
Aug 5, 2021
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London
Ethereum Devs Grapple With Worst-Case Scenarios
Is Ethereum ready for the “London” hard fork?
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By Christine Kim
Jul 28, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2021
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Markets
London
Crypto Long & Short: Why Ethereum’s ‘London’ Upgrade Matters
Plus: The risks and rewards of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559.
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By Christine Kim
Jul 25, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2021
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Hard forks
Hard Forks Are Fan Fiction
If the Bitcoin network is a collectively told story, as the philosopher Craig Warmke argued, wouldn't hard forks be fan fiction?
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By Bradley Rettler
Jul 16, 2021 at 1:32 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2021
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Ethereum classic
Ethereum Classic Activates Thanos Upgrade, Increasing Access for GPU Miners
The Thanos upgrade is aimed to allow more miner participation and thus increase security.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Nov 30, 2020 at 9:55 a.m. UTC
Nov 30, 2020
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Qtum
Blockchain Project Qtum Moves to Boost Network Participation With Offline Staking
The hybrid blockchain will soon undergo a fork enabling network participants to stake and earn rewards from tokens held in offline wallets.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Aug 25, 2020 at 12:33 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
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Coinbase
Appeals Court Backs Coinbase in Bitcoin Gold Fork 'Breach of Contract' Lawsuit
A California appeals court has backed a prior judgment that the cryptocurrency exchange wasn't obliged to to support the Bitcoin Gold hard fork in 2017.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Aug 12, 2020 at 9:09 a.m. UTC
Aug 12, 2020
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Bitcoin protocol
Fixing This Bitcoin-Killing Bug Will (Eventually) Require a Hard Fork
The bug sheds light on the challenges of Bitcoin's decentralization. At least we've got 86 years for the community to join together and implement a fix.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 7, 2020 at 12:46 p.m. UTC
Aug 7, 2020
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Proof-of-stake
Cardano Introduces Proof-of-Stake With 'Shelley' Hard Fork
It's alive! Cardano has successfully hard forked to its major upgrade, Shelley, which introduced proof-of-stake to the network.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jul 30, 2020 at 8:14 a.m. UTC
Jul 30, 2020
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