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A Bitcoiner’s Guide To Proof-Of-Stake

A technical and in-depth analysis of the trade-offs that Ethereum’s consensus mechanism makes in its switch to proof-of-stake and how proof-of-work differs.

Softchains Bring Two-Way Pegs And Potential Room For Use Cases — But Not Without Security Costs

Softchains are a sidechain implementation that interact on a deeper level with consensus mechanisms, which can bring benefits and risks.

A History Of Bitcoin Hard Forks

A lively conversation and response to Jameson Lopp’s recent article that researches the answer to the question, “Has Bitcoin Ever Hard Forked?”

Bitcoin’s Code Is Immutable And Can Withstand Attempts To Make It Proof Of Stake

Attacks to make Bitcoin change its issuance mechanism to proof of stake are futile. History has shown that this type of attack will not work.

“Unannounced” Ethereum Hard Fork Proves Not All Blockchain Networks Are Built The Same

An unannounced Ethereum hard fork disrupted service for users and underscored the differences between the two largest blockchain networks.

Minnesota Representative to Reintroduce Hard Fork Tax Reform Bill

Congressional Representative Tom Emmer has announced plans to reintroduce a bill meant to “provide temporary safe harbor for the tax treatment of hard forks of convertible virtual currency in the absence of administrative guidance.”

One Week Later: The Latest Developments in the Bitcoin Cash Split

Here are the main takeaways and latest developments in the week following the Bitcoin Cash split.

One Day After the Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: Takeaways and Latest Developments

Bitcoin Cash has now “hard forked” (split) into two different coins: “Bitcoin Cash ABC” (BCH ABC) and “Bitcoin Cash SV” (BCH SV). Here's an overview of where things stand so far.

After the Fork: Here’s How Exchanges Are Dealing With Bitcoin Cash

After yesterday's Bitcoin Cash coin-split, a handful of exchanges have announced that they will be supporting both coins for the time being. Others will wait and see how things develop.

When the Fork Forks: What You Need to Know as Bitcoin Cash Goes to War

Contention about a new upgrade has left the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem divided, which could once again lead to a split into several projects and coins. Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed.
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