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The first Ethereum 2.0 hard fork is aimed to be a general test before introducing deeper changes.
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Hard Fork News
The definition of a hard fork is not easy, so we’ll better start with an example from the latest hard fork news. A well-known example of a hard fork was the appearance of Bitcoin Cash as an alternative to Bitcoin Classic with improved transaction speed and smaller fees. This schism led to the presence of 2 completely different currencies. The key point of this occasion is those changes are permanent, and that is what differs hard fork from any other changes in the system.
So, a hard fork is a radical change in the Blockchain that makes all the previous blocks or transactions invalid (or vice-versa). Events like this make all users upgrade their software to the latest version, because previous versions become unusable in the newest one. This event creates a split or a fork: one path follows the new version and one path follows the old one.
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IOHK is planning a "smooth upgrade path to Goguen."
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The Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract is open. How are things progressing, and what comes next?
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After being steamrolled in Bitcoin Cash’s most recent hash war, Bitcoin ABC shows signs of life with a new client release and a 70% rebound in price off a low base.
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As Bitcoin Cash goes through another fork, Bitcoin Cash Node seems to be the emergent winner for now.
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Users have sent more than $300M BCH through exchanges since Nov. 1, while assets under management at the crypto fund manager's Bitcoin Cash Trust have decreased.
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With Bitcoin Cash’s Nov. 15 chain split looming, BCH hodlers have deposited more than $300 million worth of the coin into exchanges since the start of the month.
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Geth developers to blame?
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Trezor has announced it will wait to see the outcome of Bitcoin Cash’s Nov. 15 fork before pledging support for Bitcoin ABC or Bitcoin Cash Node
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After months of escalating tensions between rival Bitcoin Cash implementations, the future of BCH appears to be firmly in the hands of Bitcoin Cash Node.
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The Bitcoin Cash community appears to be signaling support for the upcoming BCHN fork, with 82% of hash power supporting the implementation.
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Some new upgrades to keep in mind.
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During yesterday’s Unitize blockchain conference, developer Bruno Škvorc illustrated how a Polkadot-based blockchain can be launched within one hour.
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Qtum completed a testnet hard fork prior to launching its mainnet hard fork.
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Beam updates details on its June 28 hard fork, laying out foundations for the firm’s future DeFi offering.
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