hard-forks
Zcash's Coming Hard Fork Could Pave the Way for More
Zcash's first hard fork is coming up, and devs expect it to activate without a hitch, preparing zcash for bigger, better upgrades in the future.

Velvet Forks: Crypto Updates Without the Controversy?
You've probably heard of "forks," a way of making changes to cryptocurrencies. Now researchers are realizing there's a new kind.

'Bitcoin Private' Is Here, But What's It Worth?
A fork of a fork of a fork? A new cryptocurrency just launched that's nearly identical to zcash, but commentators are questioning its value add.

No, 'Litecoin Cash' Isn't Bitcoin Cash All Over Again
Litecoin cash, that's like bitcoin cash, right? As always in crypto, branding might be deceiving when it comes to a new upstart project.

Ethereum Users Are Losing Money and Devs Don't Quite Know What to Do
Ethereum's developers are once again grappling with the issue of how to solve major fund losses on the world's second-largest blockchain.

Parity Urges 'Rescue' Fork to Reclaim Frozen Millions
Parity Technologies has just released a proposal for reclaiming the millions in ether frozen last month due to a fault in its code.

How Forks Might Help Bitcoin Reach Its True Destination
Forks offer ideological leaders the chance to put their ideas on improving protocols into practice without getting bogged down in endless bickering.

More Devs, More Destruction: Another Zcash Crypto Ceremony Is Underway
Amid criticism of its first security ceremony, zcash has made changes as it prepares for a fork. But has it done enough to silence the skeptics?

A Crypto Crystal Ball? What If Traders Settled Bitcoin Forks
Researchers are trying to improve prediction markets as potentially valuable tools for measuring community support or opposition to protocol changes.

What's Next for Bitcoin Cash? Stopping User Fund Loss
Bitcoin cash may be vying for the top spot in bitcoin software, but it's still working to correct fundamental usability problems.
