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Zcash Latest Hard Fork 'Heartwood' Makes Mining Private

Privacy coin zcash has successfully hard forked at block height 903,000 in a planned network update known as “Heartwood.”

Zcash Foundation Executive Director Josh Cincinnati speaks at ETHDenver 2020. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)

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Steem Hard Forks Today Over Fears of Justin Sun Power Grab

The Hive hard fork is expected to go live at 14:00 UTC with the support of major exchanges Huobi and Binance.

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As Bitcoin Cash Hard Forks, Unknown Mining Pool Continues Old Chain

A rogue chain has developed following bitcoin cash's planned hard fork and has yet to cease production.

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Ethereum Targets Dec. 4 for Istanbul Mainnet Activation

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Istanbul, is scheduled to arrive on mainnet the week of Dec. 4.

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In Big Block Hard Fork, Craig Wright's Bitcoin Has Left Nodes Behind

After a recent network upgrade, nodes separated from the bitcoin SV blockchain, highlighting why hard forks prompt much infighting among devs.

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How the Coming Constantinople Hard Fork Could Stir Up Ether Markets

Ether price volatility could spike in the days ahead, courtesy of an upcoming ethereum upgrade scheduled for Thursday.

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Ethereum's Next Blockchain Upgrade Faces Delay After Testing Failure

Ethereum developers say Constantinople may be subject to delays following Saturday's test network release.

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Ethereum Is Testing Code for Its Next Hard Fork

Ethereum developers are already implementing code that's set to be activated in Constantinople, the network's next system-wide upgrade.

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Parity Team Publishes Postmortem on $160 Million Ether Freeze

Parity has released new details on how a critical code flaw resulted in the freezing of $160 million worth of ether.

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