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ETH 2.0 Update: Altona v0.12 Testnet Expected to Launch in the Next Week

June 24, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Ethereum

A new ETH 2.0 update on June 23 revealed the Ethereum team is continuously working on the upcoming PoS protocol, even if the broader community feels developments are slow. From Vyper to Solidity Written by Ethereum developer Danny Ryan, the blog noted several developments since the project’s last update in...

Litecoin’s New v0.18.0 Upgrade Brings It Closer in Line With Latest Bitcoin Update

June 12, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Altcoins

Litecoin released its new update on June 11, quelling fears that development was not undergoing at the project that’s been around 2014. Litecoin’s Got New Features As stated on Github, Litecoin’s latest v0.18.0 update brings refinements to block and transaction handling, has optimized the network code and P2P protocol, brings...

Bitcoin Core: Latest Update V 0.17.0 Introduced

October 22, 2018 by Pratik Makadiya at Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Platform, Tech

When Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the first version of Bitcoin, i.e., the Bitcoin 0.1 on January 9, 2009, little did he know that his white paper on peer to peer electronic cash system would be standing on the cusp of changing the way world dealt with money. Bitcoin Core Background In...

Bitcoin Cash Announces Bitcoin Abc Upgrade to Enable Massive On-Chain Scaling

August 23, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, News

The Bitcoin Cash team recently announced a new fork that will replace Segwit for a new scalable method capable of making the blocksize adjustable. On August 20, 2018, Bitcoin Cash announced the release of Bitcoin ABC 0.18.0. With this new implementation, Bitcoin Cash is aiming to create an easy-to-use currency...

ZCash “Overwinter” Upgrade is Coming, Sets the Groundwork for Further Substantial Developments

June 25, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, News, Tech

On June 26, 2018, privacy-centric protocol Zcash will undergo its first hard-fork. The upgrade is named “Overwinter” and takes place at block 347,500 assuming a hash rate of 150 seconds per block. Setting the Foundation According to a Zcash Foundation post on the development, the hard fork serves to fortify...