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Steem Hard Fork Confiscates $6.3M, Community Immediately Takes it Back
20.5.2020
The Steem hard fork nabbed the tokens of dissenting community members. Soon after, though, the tokens were said to have been diverted
Court Rules on What Japanese Exchanges Must Do with Hard Fork Tokens
20.5.2020
A ruling made by a Tokyo District Court – and unearthed by the CEO of Japanese crypto exchange bitFlyer – appears to suggest that exchanges are not legally obliged to transfer any cryptoassets generated by hard forks to their customers.
Per a series of tweets from bitFlyer CEO Yuzo Kano, a Tokyo...
Steem to Freeze Another $5M in Tokens Associated With Hive Supporters
20.5.2020
Steem will freeze another $5 million in funds associated with the accounts of Hive supporters
45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Are Unprofitable After the Reward Halving
17.5.2020
On May 11, the Bitcoin network experienced its third block reward halving, which had chopped the 12.5 BTC reward to 6.25 coins following the event. It’s been close to a week later, and data stemming from mining rig profitability websites show that more than 45 older generation devices are...
Venezuela Appears to Have Hard Forked The Petro
16.5.2020
Signs indicate that Venezuela’s state-backed cryptocurrency quietly underwent a hard fork earlier this month
Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 3 New Features Added to Consensus Rules
15.5.2020
Today, at precisely 9 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network completed another upgrade adding a few new features to the blockchain. The latest upgrade comes with new opcode support, a chain limit extension, and the improved counting of signature operations using the...
Bitcoin Cash Upgrade 3 Days Away – New Opcode Support, Chain Limit Extension, Sigchecks
12.5.2020
On May 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain will be upgraded and there will be at least three new features added to the longest chain. The upgrade in three days is being discussed fervently by the community, because it follows the recent and controversial Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP)....
Bitcoin Still Needs 104 Years To Catch Up With NYC Subway
7.5.2020
Bitcoin is still far behind the NYC Subway in one key metric
No, Free TON Hasn’t Just Forked Telegram’s TON Blockchain
7.5.2020
Free TON Community answers questions on the unexpected launch of a “free” version of the Telegram Open Network that took place today
Sidestepping Telegram, Devs and Validators Launch Fork of TON Blockchain
7.5.2020
TON Labs, a startup that helped Telegram run the test network for its blockchain network, launched its own version called Free TON Thursday, with the support of professional validators
Justin Sun Recounts Steem-Hive Hard Fork at Virtual Blockchain Week
1.5.2020
During Virtual Blockchain Week, Justin Sun recounted his version of the events surrounding Hive’s controversial fork away from Steem
Bitcoin SV Rivals VISA for Transactions Claims Bitcoin Association
29.4.2020
The Bitcoin Association, which promotes Bitcoin SV, says the BSV network is now able to rival credit card processor VISA in terms of transactions per second
Privacy Altcoin Beam to Execute Second Hard Fork in June 2020
22.4.2020
Privacy-focused altcoin Beam will execute its second hard fork on June 28, upgrading the network’s PoW algorithm from BeamHash II to BeamHash III
Investor Sues Bitstamp and Gatehub Over Millions in Missing Coins
19.4.2020
The plaintiff claims to have purchased ‘Bitcoin IOUs’ in place of BTC as a result of misleading information on Gatehub’s website
Crypto Gets a Taste of Movie Business, but Is a Long Way From the Red Carpet
19.4.2020
The use of blockchain, smart contracts and tokens can change how we consume and produce films. Indie filmmakers are already experimenting, and here is what they found
Former Steem Devs Found OpenOrchard to Disrupt Open-Source Tech
16.4.2020
OpenOrchard comprises some of Steem’s former-top minds — including Andrew Levine, Michael Vandeberg, and ‘Theoretical’
Steem Soft Forks to Freeze 17.6M Tokens Held by Former Witnesses
6.4.2020
Citing a perceived threat to its blockchain, Steem has frozen 17.6 million tokens held by its former witnesses
Steem Witnesses Freeze $3.2M in Latest Tit-for-Tat With Hard Fork Insurgents
5.4.2020
Witnesses on Steem have frozen eight accounts, putting a total of 17.6 million steem in limbo. It's the latest drama since March 20's Hive hard fork
Cointext Cofounder Unveils BFP Encrypt – Send Encrypted Data to Bitcoin Cash Addresses
3.4.2020
Vin Armani, the cofounder of Cointext, has announced the launch of a Javascript library that allows people to send encrypted data to addresses on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. A BCH private key can decrypt the data, and when Armani released the Javascript package, the developer stressed that...
Web Performance Checklist
2.4.2020
The other day, I realized that web performance is an enormous topic covering so very much — from minimizing assets to using certain file formats, it can be an awful lot to keep in mind while building a website. It’s certainly far too much for me to remember!
So I made a web performance checklist....