Stick a fork in BCH, the network is splitting again
BCH is headed for another messy divorce in November 2020 as the network seeks to officially remove its latest group of heretics.
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Justin Sun’s Steem locks user funds
Steem is going to freeze roughly $5 million in Steem tokens that belong to supporters of Hive.IO.
Optional software upgrade to BSV version 1.0.2 now available
The Bitcoin SV Node team released its optional software upgrade v.1.0.2 containing minor bug fixes and additional feature changes.
Here’s the transaction that locked in Genesis
The Bitcoin SV Node team has published a more detailed explanation of the February 4 hard fork that activated Bitcoin v1.0.0, or "Genesis".
Bitcoin SV [BSV] “Genesis” Hard Fork Original Bitcoin Protocol restored on 4 February 2020 to Enable a Fully On-Chain world
The hard fork is code-named “Genesis” because it returns the Bitcoin protocol as closely as possible to the original released in 2009 by Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto.
Ethereum Istanbul issues: Wider uncertainty for users & miners
The Istanbul hard fork shines light on problems the Ethereum network faces as it attempts to scale.
Bitcoin SV growth proves Ethereum is a hobby platform at best
BSV continued its impressive Q4 growth as daily transactions reached 843,000 over the weekend—more than twice the number of transactions on the BTC network and eclipsed ETH's 573,000 transactions.
The origins of Bitcoin: Markets and crashes
As Bitcoin continued to gain recognition since the first block of the cryptocurrency was established in 2009, it saw its ups and downs, just like any new innovation.
IRS: Hard forks not taxable if no new crypto is received
There’s no doubt that the cryptocurrency ecosystem carries with it a lot of implications tied to legal issues, financial issues and even tax issues.
Debunking TNW: Hard Fork doesn’t understand Bitcoin
The story was based on a tweet by a user named Painted Frog, who claimed that WeatherSV—an app that records local weather and climate data on the BSV blockchain.
‘Small’ hard fork bug results in near zero-tx per block on Bitcoin Cash network
The Bitcoin Cash network underwent its planned hard fork upgrade on May 15, but things aren’t going as planned.
Ethereum hard fork postponed on security concerns
Citing “potential vulnerabilities” to smart contracts on the Ethereum chain, the Constantinople hard fork for the network is postponed indefinitely.