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Ethereum’s vision appears to be so messy that it leaves EVM changes in limbo, says a former Ethereum Foundation engineer. Frustrated by the lack of direction and stalled progress in Ethereum’s development, a former Solidity expert and compiler engineer claims…
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Ethereum is launching the Hoodi testnet, with Pectra set to go live on the mainnet more than 30 days after Hoodi successfully forks. Ethereum’s Pectra deployment is looming, currently slated for the mainnet deployment for late April. In the run-up…
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BNB Chain’s upgrade brings better EVM compatibility and developer flexibility and will go live on the mainnet on March 20. BNB Chain’s Pascal hardfork, an upgrade set to bring several enhancements to the blockchain network, will deploy on the mainnet…
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Ethereum’s most ambitious upgrade since its transition to proof-of-stake faced bugs on two major testnets but developers fixed both.
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Binance-backed BNB Smart Chain is set to undergo the Pascal hard fork, bringing key features from Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade. BNB Smart Chain, the smart contract platform within the BNB Chain ecosystem, is prepping for a major update that borrows features…
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Cardano is taking a major step toward decentralized governance with the activation of the Plomin hard fork. This upgrade gives Cardano (ADA) holders direct voting power over key blockchain decisions, including protocol changes, treasury management, and governance proposals. The Plomin…
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At some point, every cryptocurrency needs to go through major changes that shake up the way it works. That’s where hard forks and soft forks come in. These are updates to the protocol that make significant adjustments to how the…
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Binance has announced that it is supporting the upcoming network upgrade and hard fork of Cardano, which is set to take place tomorrow, on Jan. 29, 2025, at around 21:45 UTC.
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Binance announces suspension of Dash token deposits and withdrawals for network upgrade. The Dash (DASH) network upgrade and hard fork announced by Binance, is set to take place on Jan. 7, 2025, at block height 2,201,472. Block height refers to…
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Binance support for Optimism network upgrade aims to improve performance and user experience. On Jan. 10, 2025, at 2:00 (UTC+8), Binance announced its support for the Optimism (OP) network upgrade and hard fork. To facilitate the upgrade, Binance will temporarily…
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Ethereum has launched the “short-lived” Mekong testnet to test key upgrades for the upcoming Pectra fork. The Ethereum ecosystem is taking another step toward the Pectra fork with the launch of the Mekong testnet, a short-lived environment designed to test…
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Cardano has completed its Chang upgrade, marking the switch to a decentralized governance system that allows ADA holders to have a say in the network’s future direction. Named after Chinese mathematician Ch’ang Shou, the upgrade was completed at block 10764778…
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Binance has announced that it will support Cardano’s upcoming network upgrade and hard fork. Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance disclosed its readiness to support Cardano (ADA) for its Chang hard fork in an announcement on Aug. 30. Ahead of the hard…
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A blockchain developer is set to fork the BRC-20 token standard to introduce decentralized finance capabilities to the Bitcoin network. A blockchain developer under the alias Mikael.btc, best known as the creator of the BRC-100 token standard, wants to fork…
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Cardano is preparing for the Chang hard fork, which will bring in the Voltaire era by introducing on-chain governance. The upgrade allows ADA holders to vote directly on key decisions, moving the platform closer to a fully decentralized blockchain ecosystem.…
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ADA is currently eyeing an inverted hammer formation on its weekly chart, but a significant sell wall threatens a roadblock to any potential rally. Cardano (ADA) has continued to witness a downward push following its 8% collapse last week. However,…
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The highly anticipated ethereum Shanghai upgrade is scheduled for activation today, April 12th, following a swift consensus reached during the 157th AllCoreDevs Execution Layer meeting. What are the execution changes brought by Shanghai? This move comes after a smooth Goerli...
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According to a research by Glassnode, the number of staked ETH every month has decreased lately. This comes ahead of the shapella upgrade and the ongoing regulatory storm.
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Decentralized finance analytics platform DefiLlama has resolved an internal conflict that threatened to result in a "forking" of the platform.
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BNB beacon chain testnet is set to undergo a hard fork upgrade dubbed Einstein next week. It requires all node operators to update their software before the process begins. Einstein upgrade to go live in January The largest crypto exchange...
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OP Labs CEO liam.eth has announced an Ethereum core devs meeting today to discuss getting EIP-4844 to be considered for inclusion (CFI), says CFI does not imply inclusion in a hard fork. ETH Core devs deliberating EIP-4844 inclusion Liam.eth, the...
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Monero, one of the most significant privacy protocols in the ecosystem, implemented a protocol update on August 13 to enhance several privacy and security features provided by the network. The hard fork was successfully executed on block 2,688,888, thanks to...
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The ETHPoW team published an open letter claiming its proof-of-work fork of Ethereum was “inevitable.” The project has removed the “difficulty bomb” from its version of the Ethereum code in order to prepare for the fork. ETHPoW Team Updates ETC...
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Gnosis Chain (formerly xDai), has completed a security upgrade that will help fortify the Ethereum sidechain against potential DeFi hacks. According to a recent tweet by the protocol’s developers, the hard fork was implemented on April 20th at block height...
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A proposal published on Monday by Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, noted that the Beacon Chain might be undergoing its first hard fork judgment. Presenting The HF1 Hard Fork The hard fork will be known as HF1 for now and would...
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The Bitcoin Cash protocol might see another second split in the coming weeks after new changes were proposed by the Bitcoin ABC development team. Some of these see miners making 8% lesser on rewards. Bitcoin Cash Could Split, Again The...
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The Internal Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has published new crypto tax guidelines indicating a tax exemption for hard forks and airdrops. Also, the guide outlines Singapore’s tax treatment scheme for digital tokens and securities. IRAS Guide on Digital Tokens...
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The Hive Blockchain led by a faction of the Steem community launched its platform over the weekend after a successful split from the Steem network. Hive Blockchain Goes Live Announcing the news of the launch via a blog post, Hive...
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The Zcash Foundation, the nonprofit organization in charge of privacy-centric crypto Zcash (ZEC), in collaboration with Electric Coin Co., is set to launch the Blossom hard fork today December 11, 2019 (22:06 UTC+00:00) at block height 653600. The Zcash Blossom...
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The Ethereum network will be undergoing a network upgrade, or a hard fork on approximately December 7, 2019, at block number 9,069,000. All node operators and miners are requested to upgrade their node clients to account for variable block times....
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Aeternity (AE), a next-generation open-source distributed ledger technology (DLT) network that claims to offer developers a robust platform for the creation of decentralized applications (dApps), has launched its LIMA hard fork, to provide AE miners with the most up to...
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The Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV) protocol was able to hard fork and upgrade to the proposed Quasar mainnet that increases the max block size from 128 MB to 2 GB. BSV split from BCH after prolonged infighting and a lack...
