Hard Fork

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sahil Lavingia, founder of Gumroad, provides a rare inside look at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), previously led by Elon Musk. What Happened: On the Hard Fork podcast, recorded over a week ago, Lavingia discussed his 55-day stint at DOGE, embedded in the...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) fell dramatically overnight Tuesday, taking many investors by surprise. However, its lesser-known spin-off grabbed the spotlight after recording healthy gains.  What happened: Bitcoin SV (CRYPTO: BSV) rose over 3% in the last 24 hours to become the market's biggest gainer...

Leading privacy-centric cryptocurrency Monero (CRYPTO: XMR) is headed towards another major update to its protocol, purportedly making its anonymity more robust, its fees lower and usage less tedious. What Happened: Monero developers confirmed that the coin's community...

Prominent cryptocurrency journalist and author Laura Shin has alleged in her latest book that Austrian programmer Toby Hoenisch was behind the 2016 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) DAO hack. What Happened: Shin shared the details in a Forbes article, saying she came to the conclusion as part of her...

Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) is launching smart contracts on the blockchain on Sunday, September 12 at 21:44:51 UTC with the implementation of the Alonzo hard fork. What happened: Caradano currently ranks as the third largest blockchain based on market cap, behind Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and top...

What Happened: Market-leading altcoins amassed significant gains from institutional funds over the past seven days as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) continued to record outflows for an eighth consecutive week. According to the latest CoinShares report examining weekly digital asset flows, Cardano (CRYPTO:...

Ether (CRYPTO: ETH) significantly beat this year's Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) gains, with many speculating that it may become the world's top cryptocurrency altogether. What Happened: According to CoinMarketCap data, Ethereum is currently priced at $2,779, which is...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) traded 13.04% higher over 24 hours at $2,006.53 at press time. What Happened: The Vitalik Buterin co-created coin was up 0.64% for the week as it moved in parallel with the broader cryptocurrency market whose market cap rose 9.55% to $1.32 trillion. ETH traded 3.8% higher...

Gains in Ethereum Classic (ETC) continue to outpace the ones made by the cryptocurrency’s peers Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Dogecoin (DOGE), which all enjoy larger market capitalizations. What Happened: ETC has soared 160.83% in a seven-day trailing period, while BTC and ETH have risen...

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is defying the wider market-wide sell-off on Friday, gaining over 52% in 24 hours leading to press time. BTG and BTC Two Different Coins: BTG emerged after a hard fork of Bitcoin (BTC) on Oct. 24, 2017. The developers of BTG at the time had the stated goal of trying to...