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What to Expect When Ethereum Classic Defuses Its 'Difficulty Bomb'

The upcoming ethereum classic fork will disable a 'difficulty bomb,' committing the network to a proof-of-work consensus algorithm.

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Bitcoin Cash Fork Leaves Users Behind, But Does It Matter?

Bitcoin cash recently hard forked and a little less than 20 percent of nodes didn't upgrade. The industry argues over whether that matters or not.

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Kasireddy: Fund Recovery Ethereum's 'Defining Moment'

Developer Preethi Kasireddy believes what the ethereum community decides to do in terms of fund recovery will be the network's "defining moment."

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Bigger Blocks and Smarter Contracts: What's In Bitcoin Cash's Next Fork?

Bitcoin cash's most ambitious hard fork upgrade is coming in May, backed by the promise of taking its "on-chain scaling" philosophy to new heights.

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Parity Says ‘No Intention’ to Split Ethereum Over Fund Recovery

Parity Technologies has said it has no plans to move forward with a code change that would result in an ethereum blockchain split.

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Ethereum Infighting Spurs Blockchain Split Concerns

Parity is set on implementing their new proposal to recover frozen funds, and ethereum devs are worried there's nothing to stop a blockchain split.

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Overbought? Bitcoin Cash Looks Extended After 80% Gain

Bitcoin cash has rallied hugely in the approach to a technical upgrade, but a healthy pullback may be in the offing.

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Monero Fork Underway In Bid to Block Big Miners

A planned hard fork of privacy-centric cryptocurrency monero has just executed and the community is keenly observing the results.

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Ethereum ASICs Are Here: What the New Miners Mean and What's Next

After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use.

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Does the IRS Get a Cut of Your Bitcoin Cash?

The tax treatment of hard forks in the U.S. is uncertain and the IRS should issue guidance addressing such issues, says a legal expert.

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