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Slow and Empty Blocks With a Mysterious Message – ABC’s New Chain Off to a Rocky Start
22.11.2020
On November 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain experienced a network upgrade and a bifurcation of the chain as well. While the Bitcoin Cash network continued on smoothly, the ABC pro infrastructure funding plan (IFP) side of the chain had a rocky and extremely slow start. Since the 15th,...
Bitcoin Cash Has Split Into Two New Blockchains, Again
15.11.2020
Bitcoin Cash split into two blockchain again, but one of the new chain has received no hashpower so far
Hash Watch: The Highly Anticipated Bitcoin Cash Fork Is Now Complete
15.11.2020
The Bitcoin Cash community has been patiently waiting for weeks for the November 15, 2020 upgrade and the day is finally here. Every six months the Bitcoin Cash network upgrades, but this time around, a conflict sparked over Bitcoin ABC’s Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP). During the course...
Ethereum Suffers from Unintended ‘Chain Split,’ Few Third-Party Services ‘Got Stuck on Minority Chain’
11.11.2020
According to a number of third party infrastructure providers, the Ethereum blockchain suffered an unintended hard fork or chain split on Wednesday. The service providers Infura, Binance, and Blockchair all reported issues with consensus at block height 11,234,873. The cryptocurrency community...
Ethereum Service Providers Experiencing Issues After Reported Blockchain Split
11.11.2020
The Ethereum blockchain network looks to be suffering issues Friday morning, with knock-on effects at related service providers
Hash Watch: Kraken Announces BCH Fork Plans, Bitcoin ABC Reveals Two-Pronged Effort
8.11.2020
A number of third party infrastructure providers have announced contingency plans for the upcoming Bitcoin Cash upgrade on November 15, 2020. Hitbtc has revealed the exchange’s plans to halt bitcoin cash transactions on that day, and it plans to credit all users with an additional token if...
Hash Watch: Bitcoin Cash Services Reveal Contingency Plans for Upcoming Fork
5.11.2020
The Bitcoin Cash blockchain is set to upgrade on Sunday, November 15 and it’s still expected that the network will bifurcate. So far, a number of crypto services have revealed contingency plans for the fork, and today’s data shows that 754 out of 1,000 bitcoin cash blocks were mined...
Bitcoin Whales Just Split Up $5.5B Into Smaller Wallets: Flipside Crypto
27.10.2020
Clearly the recent increase in the price of Bitcoin caused accounts with a lot of BTC to do something. ButContinue Reading
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Hash Watch: 73% of Bitcoin Cash Blocks Mined With BCHN, Poloniex Launches Fork Futures
26.10.2020
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) upgrade is 21 days away and there’s a possibility the blockchain may bifurcate on November 15. On Sunday, October 25, statistics show that 731 out of the last 1,000 blocks have been mined using the BCHN full node software. Bitcoin Cash proponents are patiently waiting...
Despites, Split Opinions, Many Regulations and 20 Crypto Jokes
26.9.2020
This crypto week saw bitcoin mining difficulty jump to an all-time high, and despite its realized capitalization soaring, experts are divided on what the near-term outlook for bitcoin price is. Meanwhile, despite Uniswap climbing to become the largest DeFi protocol by TVL, its UNI crashed in...
Enforcing performance budgets with webpack
18.9.2020
As you probably know, a single monolithic JavaScript bundle — once a best practice — is no longer the way to go for modern web applications. Research has shown that larger bundles increase memory usage and CPU costs, especially on mid-range and low-end mobile devices.
webpack has a lot of features...
Prepping for an Airdrop: Prominent BCH Community Members Bid Bitcoin ABC Devs Farewell
2.9.2020
On August 18, 2020, the Bitcoin ABC development team announced a “feature freeze,” which will include a new Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and a week later explained it was also initiating a “governance council.” Despite the recent announcements, Bitcoin ABC has lost...
$5.6 Million Double Spent: ETC Team Finally Acknowledges the 51% Attack on Network
6.8.2020
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain network lost $5.6 million to one miner following a 51% attack initially thought to be a chain split. During the attack, the offending miner managed to double-spend 807,260 ETC ($5.6 million) after spending 17.5 BTC or $200,000 (at time of writing) to acquire...
Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Algorithm Debate Heats Up With Fears of Another Chain Split
5.8.2020
With a touch more than three months left until the next Bitcoin Cash upgrade, crypto proponents have been witnessing a new quarrel rise after last year’s contentious Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP). This time around, the tensions derive from the Difficulty Algorithm Adjustment (DAA)...
Single Miner Reorgs Ethereum Classic – Devs Report a Chain Split
1.8.2020
Members of the Ethereum Classic team reported that the network suffered a reorganization (reorg) today. The blockchain network is asking service providers to halt deposits while it carries out maintenance of the chain. The latest event follows a similar attack in January 2019, which led to some...
BSN ‘Split’ Can Stimulate China’s Blockchain Sector Toward Global Reach
26.7.2020
Most experts do not view BSN’s split as being necessarily bad for the Chinese blockchain space
ESPN Announces Online Gaming That Allows Bitcoin Deposits and Withdrawals
26.7.2020
ESPN Global has announced the launch of a blockchain-powered gaming platform, which will allow competitors to deposit and withdraw using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies through Cryptopay. The platform is also integrating an online treasure hunt, Satoshi’s Treasure, with $1 million worth...
Experts Split on Practical Implications of Quantum Cryptography
28.6.2020
Scientists in China managed to exchange a crypto key at a distance of over 1,000 kilometers, could this lead to hackerproof cryptography?
Survey Respondents Are Split 50/50 Between Bitcoin & Big Banks
13.6.2020
The proportion of people who trust big banks has fallen drastically since 2017, while the support for Bitcoin has exploded — millennials lead the way
Ethereum Classic Criticizes Its “Parent’s” Move to Split Ethereum Into Two
8.2.2020
Leading crypto project Ethereum Classic has released an article criticizing the recent move by Ethereum of splitting ETH into ETH 2.0 and ETH 1.x tokens. It stated that it is not only financially illogical but also an additional asset in an oversaturated market. Splitting Ethereum into ETH 2.0...