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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.
A fork initiated by Mike Hearn. The current reference implementation for bitcoin contains a computational bottleneck. [2] The actual fork was preceded by Mike Hearn publishing a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP 64) on June 10, 2014, calling for the addition of "a small P2P protocol extension that performs UTXO lookups given a set of outpoints."
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.
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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 ...
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...
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a cryptocurrency which was created as a hard fork of bitcoin. The stated purpose of the hard fork is to make mining on commonly available graphics cards economically viable. The cryptocurrency has been hit by two 51% hashing attacks, once in 2018 and once in 2020.
The cryptocurrency world is volatile, and you should never risk money you aren’t comfortable losing. Here are 10 terms to help understand the process. 10 cryptocurrency terms people use every day