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Hard Fork

During a hard fork, blockchain networks split into two different chains. A cryptocurrency hard fork results in two blockchains, in addition to two separate assets:… During a hard fork, blockchain networks split into two different chains. A cryptocurrency hard fork results in two blockchains, in addition to two separate assets: the original and the forked asset. Cryptocurrency hard forks can be a benign, consensual upgrade… During a hard fork, blockchain networks split into two different chains. A cryptocurrency hard fork results in two blockchains, in addition to two separate assets: the original and the forked asset. Cryptocurrency hard forks can be a benign, consensual upgrade…

Ethereum schedules Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia for Oct. 6

Yohan YunSep 29, 2026

Polygon discloses security flaws fixed in recent hard forks

Aug 29, 2026

Cardano activates van Rossem hard fork

Jul 20, 2026

Berachain hard fork to replace dual-token model with WBERA rewards

Jul 8, 2026

StarkWare CEO suggests 4% annual Bitcoin inflation to replace 21M cap

Jul 8, 2026

Brayden Lindrea

The biggest blockchain upgrades still to come in 2026

Jul 2, 2026

Christina Comben

Hard Fork: All latest articles

Zcash fixes Orchard bug after emergency network upgrade

Zcash Open Development Lab said the network briefly became unstable as miners upgraded, while the Zcash Foundation said there was no evidence of an exploit.

Jun 3, 2026

Blockhain developer Paul Sztorc announces BTC hard fork eCash

The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc's announcement.

Apr 24, 2026

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Ethereum smart accounts are finally coming ‘within a year’ — Vitalik Buterin

Removing intermediaries with account abstraction is a “core principle of non-ugly cypherpunk Ethereum,” said Buterin.

Mar 1, 2026

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Willy Woo warns quantum risk is eroding Bitcoin’s edge over gold

Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question.

Feb 16, 2026

Christina Comben

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Ethereum in 2026: Glamsterdam and Hegota forks, L1 scaling and more

The coming year will see perfect parallel processing, big increases in the gas limit and number of data blobs, and 10% of Ethereum’s network switching to ZK.

Dec 25, 2025

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Gnosis announces hard fork to recover funds from Balancer exploit

The hard fork on Monday followed a majority of Gnosis validators adopting a soft fork in response to a November Balancer exploit, in which about $116 million in crypto was stolen.

Dec 23, 2025

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Polygon deploys Madhugiri hard fork, aims for 33% throughput boost

Polygon’s hard fork cuts consensus time to one second, supports Fusaka EIPs and lays the groundwork for stablecoin and RWA-focused scaling.

Dec 9, 2025

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Ethereum’s Fusaka fork primed for mainnet after final testnet debut

Ethereum’s Fusaka update has debuted on Hoodi, its final testnet, and is slated to bring several security and scalability improvements to the blockchain’s mainnet.

Oct 29, 2025

Brayden Lindrea

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Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade moves to December, blobs to double after

Ethereum's core developers have agreed to ship the Fusaka hard fork on Dec. 3, introducing 12 EIPs to boost scalability, security and cut costs.

Sep 19, 2025