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History Repeated? Confidence High Ethereum Will Avoid Blockchain Split

About three days before the Byzantium hard fork, developers are by and large optimistic, even though small protest movements continue.

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The Byzantium Countdown: What's Left Before Ethereum's Next Fork?

With only days remaining before ethereum's next hard fork, CoinDesk outlines how stakeholders are moving forward to prepare.

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Ethereum Developers Optimistic Ahead of Byzantium Blockchain Fork

Ethereum's core development team have taken part in one last meeting ahead of a network hard fork expected to happen on October 16.

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Calm Before the Fork? Segwit2x Goes Silent as Bitcoin Split Looms

With a lull in activity, what's really going on under the Segwit2x hood? According to many developers, now is the calm before the storm.

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'Solstice' Approaching: Mimblewimble Blockchain Considers Fork Schedule

A soon-to-be-launched cryptocurrency based on an acclaimed white paper is considering a novel strategy for future blockchain upgrades.

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Miner Argument Continues Over Ethereum's Byzantium Economics

The question of how ethereum is incentivizing miners is developing ahead of an expected hard fork on the platform this month.

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Increased Hashrate Forces Premature Monero Hard Fork

The date of a planned hard fork of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency monero has been brought forward by an increase in its hashrate.

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F2Pool Reneges: Bitcoin Pool Pulls Segwit2x Support Over Hard Fork

Controversial scaling proposal, Segwit2x has lost Chinese mining pool, F2Pool's support over its timeline for a 2MB hard fork.

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Hard Forks Galore: Bitcoin Cash Debates Ambitious Tech Roadmap

Recent commentary among developers hints at how bitcoin cash may seek to improve its technology and further its already large economic network.

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What the Fork? Why Bitcoin Tech Changes Impact Price

With all the talk of "forks," the cryptocurrency industry can be an intimidating place for investors. But how do these software changes affect price?

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