Ethereum and Ethereum Classic started as one blockchain, but their paths and performance have diverged over the past decade.
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What is a Fork in Crypto?

Ever seen cryptocurrencies with familiar-sounding names? For example, Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH), or Ethereum (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC). Bitcoin and Ethereum, you may be familiar with ...
Cardano is preparing a new hard fork upgrade, with the team focused on delivering two upcoming Cardano Node releases.
It's only been six months since Ethereum, the dominant smart-contract blockchain, had its last major upgrade. But there are so many developer priorities for what to tackle next that there's a growing ...
Hard forks and easier access to GPU computing hold the potential to alleviate developers’ work, which can offset the increased complexity of writing code and the ever-growing demand for compute power.
The Chang hard fork marks the beginning of the Voltaire era, introducing decentralized governance mechanisms. On Sept. 1 at 9:44 pm UTC, the Cardano blockchain completed its Chang upgrade at block ...
While ADA prices struggle, Cardano is moving closer to its next network upgrade with Protocol version 11, an intra-era hard fork that focuses on performance.
Bitcoin developers looking to expand the blockchain's decentralized finance (DeFi) capabilities are likely to be considering zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, functionality ...
BNB Smart Chain has rolled out the Fermi hard fork, marking a pivotal upgrade that propels the network into its most rapid ...