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Ethereum chain split is possible after the Merge, survey finds — but will ETC price keep climbing?
Ethereum Classic is a relatively smaller PoW chain compared to Ethereum in terms of usage and hash rate.
Ethereum chain split is possible after the Merge, survey finds — But will ETC price keep climbing?
Ethereum's proof-of-work (PoW) powered by GPUs generated approximately $19 billion in revenue last year for ETH miners. But these revenue streams are in danger as Ethereum is expected to become a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain via "the Merge" upgrade in September.
Miners could then revolt against the new upgrade by continuing to mine on the old Ethereum PoW after the hard fork chain split.
A survey from crypto hedge fund Galois Capital recently revealed that 33.1% of respondents believe that the Merge would create two parallel blockchains: ETH1 (PoW) and ETH2 (PoS).
Nevertheless, most respondents, or 53.7%, expect Ethereum's chain to smoothly transition from PoW to PoS.
Is the ETH1 PoW "illogical"?
But contentious hard forks aren't anything new. In fact, the current Ethereum chain came to be in 2016 following a controversial hard fork aimed at reversing a $60 million exploit, resulting in a chain split between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic (ETC).
New social apps want to help Bitcoiners connect in real life
Bitcoin meetups have been around for years, but now there are companies helping Bitcoiners to meet and even find love “IRL.”
Ethereum Merge: How will the PoS transition impact the ETH ecosystem?
Ethereum is all set to transition to PoS by the third week of September, but most of the promised scalability features would only be available after 2023.
What happens when 21 million Bitcoin are fully mined? Expert answers
Mining expert Mohamed El Masri predicts that Bitcoin will be worth around $430,500 when the last coin is minted.
Semantics? Analysts unpack 'technical recession' as crypto markets recover
Cryptocurrency market analysts unpack the ramifications of consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth in America.
Semantics? Analysts unpack 'technical recession' as crypto markets recover
Cryptocurrency market analysts unpack the ramifications of consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth in America.
Bitcoin holds $24K as US dollar taps 3-week lows on Eurozone inflation report
Estimates for July inflation across the euro area make for grim reading at 8.9%, with the U.S. dollar rebounding.
Bitcoin holds $24K as USD taps 3-week lows on eurozone inflation report
Estimates for July inflation across the euro area make for grim reading at 8.9%, with the U.S. dollar rebounding.
Cardano Vasil hard fork hit with another delay for several weeks
After failing to go live last month, the Cardano (ADA) Vasil hard fork is delayed again as teams behind the Cardano blockchain development target a smooth network upgrade.
Input Output Global (IOG), the organization responsible for Cardano’s research and development, released a YouTube update on Thursday on the upcoming Vasil hard fork.
IOG technical manager Kevin Hammond announced that the Vasil hard fork will be postponed one more time to ensure that all parties, including exchanges and API developers, are “all ready for that.” Hammond said:
“Obviously, from where we are, there could be a few more weeks before we go to the actual Vasil hard fork. [...] This is incredibly important. All the users must be ready to progress through the hard fork to ensure a smooth process.”
Hammond pointed out that IOG has been focused on solving some testnet issues, progressing with the Cardano node version 1.35.2. The new node version fixes issues related to stake pool operators, decentralized application (DApp) developers, internal testing and other issues identified on the testnet.
Cardano Vasil hard fork hit with another delay for several weeks
The Vasil hard fork was originally scheduled to go live in June, but teams behind the Cardano blockchain development have prioritized a smooth network transition.
Ethereum founder speaks against transferable governance, community responds
Vitalik Buterin wrote that supporting DAOs with transferable governance tokens is contradictory and enables the power-hungry.
Bitcoin bull run 'getting interesting' as BTC price hits 6-week high
Bitcoin price performance is taking in increasingly higher resistance levels as July gains could top 20%.
Bitcoin bull run 'getting interesting' as BTC price hits 6-week high
Bitcoin price performance is taking in increasingly higher resistance levels as July gains could top 20%.
Bitcoin bull run 'getting interesting' as BTC price hits 6-week high
Bitcoin price performance is taking in increasingly higher resistance levels as July gains could top 20%.
Bitcoin bull run ‘getting interesting’ as BTC price hits 6-week high
Bitcoin price performance is taking in increasingly higher resistance levels as July gains could top 20%.
Pat Toomey blames the SEC for crypto ending platform crisis
A crypto-friendly legislator believes the Commission's regulation-by-enforcement approach to be ineffective.
Marriages and court cases can be held in the metaverse
Singapore's Second Minister for Law believes an integrated platform using the Metaverse will make the dispute resolution process more convenient and efficient.
Fed demands Voyager remove 'false' claims deposits are FDIC insured
The Fed and FDIC allege that Voyager “made various representations online" that its funds were FDIC insured.