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A source code fork or project fork is when developers take a copy of source code from one cryptocurrency project and start independent development on it, creating a separate and new piece of blockchain. Such examples are; Litecoin a source code fork of Bitcoin, Monero fork of Bytecoin and Dogecoin fork of Litecoin.
The first hard fork splitting bitcoin happened on 1 August 2017, resulting in the creation of Bitcoin Cash. The following is a list of notable hard forks splitting bitcoin by date and/or block: Bitcoin Cash : Forked at block 478558, 1 August 2017, for each bitcoin (BTC), an owner got 1 Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
A type of cryptocurrency inspired by internet memes, pop culture or social media trends. Unlike mainstream cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, memecoins often lack a clear utility or ...
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Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a cryptocurrency which was created as a hard fork of bitcoin. The stated purpose of the hard fork is to enabling mining on commonly available graphics cards which would democratize and decentralize the mining and distribution of the cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency was the single hottest investment story of the 2010s. Through most of the 2000s, it didn't exist. Now, it's hard to get through a single week without a new digital currency making...
In 2014 the Nxt community was asked to consider a hard fork that would have led to a rollback of the blockchain records to mitigate the effects of a theft of 50 million NXT from a major cryptocurrency exchange. The hard fork proposal was rejected, and some of the funds were recovered after negotiations and ransom payment.
XRP is a cryptocurrency used by a platform called the XRP Ledger. It was created by the co-founders of financial services company Ripple Labs in 2012 as a cheaper, faster alternative to Bitcoin.