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The Monero (XMR) network has been successfully upgraded to RandomX, a new mining algorithm that aims to be ASIC-resistant.On Nov. 30, the Monero community workgroup did a live stream on YouTube in which the upgrade took place at around the 58 minute mark. The new upgrade also introduced proof-of-work
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A rogue chain has developed following bitcoin cash's planned hard fork and has yet to cease production. Source
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Team lead at the Ethereum (ETH) Foundation Péter Szilágyi has confirmed Dec. 4 as the expected date for the network’s forthcoming Istanbul hard fork.In two tweets posted on Nov. 7, Szilágyi indicated that Istanbul will commence at block 9069000. He provided Geth mainnet node operators with a link to
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The core development team of blockchain platform Æternity announced the release of the software of its latest hard fork, namely Lima.Æternity announced in a press release published on Nov. 5 that the introduction of Lima improves the network’s virtual machines, governance and naming system. The purpose of the update
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Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there.
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Major Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain Qtum has gone through its first-ever hard fork today, updating the network to Qtum 2.0.Major network upgradeQtum blockchain has had its first hard fork as scheduled, Qtum Official tweeted on Oct. 17.The hard fork happened at block 466,000, upgrading the Qtum network to unlock a
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The United States' federal tax service has issued guidelines for tax reporting regarding cryptocurrency airdrops and hard forks.In an announcement on Oct. 9, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the issuance of Revenue Ruling 2019-24, which addresses common questions of taxpayers and practitioners regarding crypto hard forks and
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Nearly 7% of Bitcoin’s (BTC) total circulating supply resides in the wallets of eight major digital asset exchanges, according to The Token Analyst.On October 8, the Token Analyst noted via Twitter that throughout Bitcoin’s history, the amount of the most widely-used crypto assets stored on exchange wallets has been increasing
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The Ethereum network’s Istanbul hard fork is expected to break 680 smart contracts on the decentralized management platform Aragon.Jorge Izquierdo, CTO at Aragon One, said that the upcoming upgrade will result in the breaking of roughly 680 smart contracts, industry-focused media outlet Coindesk reported on Sept. 30. Izquierdo explained that
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CryptoX Analytics team released a summary of the most anticipated upcoming events for major coins including EOS, Tron (TRX) and Neo (NEO).EOS to have its first hard fork on Sept. 23EOS, the 7th biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, is expected to have its first consensus upgrade on Sept. 23,
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