Ethereum
Ethereum’s ProgPow Mining Change Approved Again, But Timeline Unclear
Ethereum core developers reaffirmed during a meeting today that mining algorithm change “ProgPoW” would be added to a coming hard fork.
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Ethereum Block Count Spikes As Difficulty Bomb Diffuses on Schedule
Block creation numbers on the ethereum blockchain are back on the rise after a successful roll out of the Constantinople and St. Petersburg hard forks.
Constantinople
Ethereum Upgrades as Hard Forks Activate on Blockchain
Two long-anticipated upgrades appear to have officially activated on the ethereum blockchain, the world’s second-largest by market value, without incident. At 19:57 (UTC), the sixth and seventh system-wide upgrades to the software, dubbed Constantinople and St. Petersburg, respectively, rolled out on the main network at block number 7,280,000. As seen on blockchain monitoring Read more…
Constantinople
Constantinople Incoming: Tomorrow’s Two Ethereum Hard Forks Explained
Tomorrow is the big day for ethereum’s sixth (and seventh) backwards-incompatible upgrade since mainnet launch back in 2015. Having faced a number of setbacks already, the highly-anticipated activation of Constantinople may or may not go as planned.
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Take Two: Ethereum Is Getting Ready for the Constantinople Hard Fork Redo
The world’s second largest blockchain by market capitalization is gearing up for a hard fork its tried to activate before called Constantinople. This time, developers are confident it will work.