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London fork enters testnet on Ethereum as difficulty bomb sees delay
3.7.2021
As Ethereum’s London upgrade launches on the Ropsten testnet, mainnet anticipation for stakers and miners increases
Here's why pro traders expect further downside from Ethereum price
30.6.2021
Ethereum's EIP-1559 upgrade is fast approaching, but derivatives data shows traders are less than optimistic about ETH's short-term prospects
Ethereum Classic devs announce upcoming hard fork
28.6.2021
Ethereum Classic gets a major upgrade in July. Here’s how it will save users on gas fees
Ethereum looks to retake $2K days before London hard fork — Big breakout ahead?
28.6.2021
The world's second-largest cryptocurrency also surged in tandem with positively correlated Bitcoin, the flagship digital asset
Three Ethereum Testnets Are Transitioning to the Highly Anticipated London Upgrade
22.6.2021
According to a blog post on the Ethereum Foundation’s website, three Ethereum testnets leveraging the London hard fork will go live during the next few weeks. Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko explained last Friday that the “upgrade will first go live on Ropsten, at block 10499401...
Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in Four Years
12.6.2021
The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in has been achieved and it was locked in at block height 687,285 and mined by the mining pool Slushpool. Bitcoin Taproot Lock-in Complete at Block Height...
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade finally locked-in, activation set for November
12.6.2021
With Taproot achieving the 90% critical consensus mark among mining nodes, all is now set for Bitcoin soft fork activation later in November
Speedy Trial Success — Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Set to Lock-in This Weekend
12.6.2021
On Friday, June 11, 2021, data shows that Taproot could get locked-in this coming weekend, as the signal ratio is 98.3% and a touch more than 100 additional signaling blocks are needed to lock in the upcoming soft fork. Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Inches Toward Lock-in, Success Means Activation...
Celo rallies 50% as excitement builds for the upcoming 'Donut' hardfork
19.5.2021
CELO price gained 50% ahead of the network’s May 19 'Donut’ hardfork which will help increase interoperability and lower gas fees
US lawmaker introduces bill aimed at protecting 'forked assets' from IRS
18.5.2021
This is the third time Rep. Emmer has introduced the bill to the House of Representatives, but the first with a Democrat in the presidency
Centric (CNR/CNS) Announces Migration to Binance Smart Chain
11.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. London, UK — Centric announced an upcoming fork to the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), after almost 2.5 years on the TRON blockchain. Centric’s tokens, Centric Cash (CNS) and Centric Rise (CNR), will move to the BEP-20 token standard native to the Binance Smart Chain. Binance...
Bitcoin Cash price jumps 68%: Looming hard fork to boost BCH user base?
6.5.2021
Bitcoin Cash is on the march ahead of its upcoming network upgrade
Bitcoin Cash Slated for May 15- Upgrade to Bring Improvements for Users and Merchants
5.5.2021
On May 15, 2021, the Bitcoin Cash network will undergo the process of an upgrade that will bring a handful of improvements. These updates include the removal of the unconfirmed transaction limit, enabling multiple OP_RETURNS, the implementation of double-spend proofs, and the inclusion of a...
Almost half of Bitcoin hash rate signaling for Taproot activation
4.5.2021
Major Bitcoin miners have begun signaling for Taproot activation that will improve scalability and privacy for the largest crypto by market capitalization
Bitcoin Miners Start Signaling for Taproot Activation, People Prep for BTC’s Largest Update in 4 Years
3.5.2021
Bitcoin miners have started to signal for Taproot activation and crypto supporters are looking forward to the largest bitcoin update in almost four years. The mining operation Slush Pool mined the first block signaling for Taproot and since then the pools Foundry and F2pool have joined in...
2021’s Largest Epoch Drop: Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Dips Over 12%, Hashrate Nears 200 Exahash
2.5.2021
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has seen a massive drop this week, as the metric slid 12.6% and was the largest difficulty drop in 2021. The mining difficulty decline follows the recent electrical outages in China which had affected the network’s hashrate to some degree. Following...
Ethereum price all-time high follows reduced gas costs and DeFi revival
27.4.2021
Analysts expect Ethereum price to rally to new all-time highs after the Berlin upgrade results in a drip in gas fees and a surge in DeFi activity
A London tour guide: What the EIP-1559 hard fork promises for Ethereum
19.4.2021
Contrary to popular belief, EIP-1559 does not seek to reduce Ether’s congestion and gas fee issues — so, what is it for?
What the forks? Bitcoin Cash and Ethereum Classic see triple-digit rallies
16.4.2021
Following Dogecoin’s lead, Ethereum Classic rallied to a new all-time high and Bitcoin Cash price doubled as altcoin forks start to gain traction
Ethereum Goes Live with Berlin Hard Fork
16.4.2021
Taking pride as one of the leading blockchain channels and the second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum has successfully launched the highly-anticipated Berlin hard fork at block 12,244,000 on Thursday as its latest network upgrade event. The development involves four Ethereum Improvement Proposals...