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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 ...
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 ...
Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) blockchain is gearing up for its most substantial upgrade in two years, which will introduce new mechanisms allowing users to participate in on-chain governance. What Happened: ...
Cardano is set for a major milestone as the blockchain network looks to evolve with fully decentralized governance. On January 29, the Cardano Foundation announced the Plomin hard fork, a blockchain ...
Charles Hoskinson, creator of the open-sourced blockchain platform Cardano, anticipates a major event in June in the Cardano ecosystem. On June 9, Hoskinson announced on X that Cardano’s upcoming ...
Bitcoin developers looking to expand the blockchain's decentralized finance (DeFi) capabilities are likely to be considering zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, functionality ...
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.