adminOCEAN Pledges BTC Refunds After Chain-Split Error
In recent developments, bitcoin mining pool OCEAN revealed that a configuration issue caused some miners to unknowingly mine on the stalled BIP-110 chain for roughly 18 hours. The pool said…
Over 2 million DOGE sit trapped in limbo as Dogechain keeps printing blocks p…
In recent developments, dogechain, a separate Ethereum-compatible network from the Dogecoin blockchain, kept producing blocks after its announced 12:00 UTC shutdown on Aug. 8. Its project-run bridge page also remained…
BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
In recent developments, bIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a…
Russia cracks down on unlicensed crypto exchanges it claims are linked to Ukr…
In recent developments, the FSB said at least 20 individuals were arrested in connection with a ring that scammed an undetermined number of Russian citizens. Looking closer, market participants highlight…
Bitcoin ‘Anti-Spam’ Fork Sputters to a Halt After Mining Just Two Blocks
In recent developments, the breakaway chain drew just 2.53% of mining support, leaving its blocks hours apart and roughly 350 days from a difficulty adjustment while the main network powered…
BIP-110 Backers Plot Minority Chain’s PoW Reset to ‘Fire’ Bitcoin Miners
In recent developments, bIP-110 proponents are debating whether to change the proof-of-work algorithm on their stalled minority chain after it managed to mine only two blocks before Bitcoin’s enormous difficulty…
Roughnecks Quits BIP-110 Mining as Ocean Hashrate Collapses
In recent developments, roughnecks, the mining group responsible for the only two blocks on Bitcoin’s new BIP-110 minority chain, has stopped mining under its name and urged others to stand…
Bitcoin’s Price Barely Blinks Amid Coldcard Sweeps and BIP-110’s Collapse
In recent developments, bitcoin barely flinched through two potentially disruptive events, holding near $65,000 as losses tied to the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit mounted and the BIP-110 minority chain stalled…
Crypto is going through a massive dot-com style shakeout as over 100 projects…
In recent developments, an industry-wide reckoning is weeding out unsustainable startups, leaving behind only the protocols with real cash flow and actual users. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…
Bitcoin split into two chains overnight, but a silent miner boycott just halt…
In recent developments, bIP-110, a proposed temporary soft fork restricting some uses of arbitrary data in Bitcoin transactions, entered its mandatory-signaling window with miners producing 59 consecutive non-signaling blocks. Nodes…