Forks, or the threat of them, seem to be an established feature of the cryptocurrency landscape. But what are they? Why are they such a big deal? And what is the difference between a hard fork and a soft fork? A “fork,” in programming terms, is an open-source code modification. Usually, the forked code is…
The Open Network (TON) is the third-generation proof-of-stake blockchain designed for lightning-fast transactions. As the boom of blockchain technology-based projects has been continuously increasing in today’s digital era, TON is a project that is ultra-cheap, both user-friendly and service provider-friendly, as well as fully operational. Launched in 2018 by the pair founders of Telegram Messenger, [...]
Data from BTC.com estimates that the network will continue to grow stronger by attaining another all-time high in the next 12 days, with a network difficulty of 26.70 trillion.
Cardano (ADA) is a third-generation blockchain. What does that mean? In a nutshell, it builds on all the lessons learned from other coins to create a layered and distributed computing platform that places a special emphasis on security and engineering rigour. Cardano was officially launched in September 2017 under the so-called ‘Byron’ bootstrap phase. It […]
One lucky ETH miner recieved a block reward worth $540,000 or 170 ETH as we are reading more today in our latest Ethereum news today. The lucky ETH miner who mined a complete block hit the jackpot by getting 170 ETH for his efforts. Converted in USD value, the reward equals $540,000 at the time […]