The ETH Merge Fork (ETHW)
Ethereum’s merge resulted in a PoW fork called ETHW. You can set your metamask for this network using the following info.
Cryptocurrency Forks and Airdrops
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can be “forked.” In simple terms, this either creates two versions of a coin or updates one version.
Sometimes new coins are created this way.
In other cases coins can be “airdropped” to people who hold existing coins for a myriad of reasons.
This section includes information on cryptocurrency forks and airdrops.
Luna Fork
Luna forked creating a new asset called Luna 2. Meanwhile existing Luna is called Luna Classic.
The Ethereum Classic Atlantis Hard Fork Explained Simply
Atlantis is an upcoming hard fork for Ethereum Classic. The fork is currently planned for block height #8,500,000 (subject to change).
The First BTT Airdrop Has Been Credited on Binance
Binance has credited accounts for the first BTT airdrop. Everyone got 0.11 BTT per TRX they had.
The First BTT Airdrop Occurred; and Prices are Steady (ish)
The first BTT airdrop has occurred, although Binance users won’t see their BTT balance yet, the drop is mostly complete. Meanwhile, TRX’s price is relatively steady.
BTT LaunchPad Happened Today… and the Tokens Sold Out Almost Immediately
Binance had its first major LauchPad release today with BTT, and the results were as one might expect. That is, large accounts bought up all the tokens within 15 minutes.
Tron (TRX) / BitTorrent (BTT) Airdrop Explained
Tron (TRX) acquired BitTorrent. BitTorrent is launching a token called BitTorrent Token (BTT). There will be a series of BTT airdrops for Tron (TRX) holders.
Transaction Replay and Replay Protection With Hard Forks Explained
When a coin does a hard fork, two identical blockchains exist until changes to one of the chains is made. To avoid transaction replays (transactions made on one chain being broadcast on the other), at least one chain must implement replay protection (developers of one chain must change the format of transactions to make them unique).
Upcoming Ethereum Forks in Jan 2019
There are a few Ethereum forks coming in 2019. These include the long planned Constantinople upgrade, ETH Classic Vision (ETCV), and Ethereum Nowa coming Jan 2019.
Upcoming Ethereum Forks
There are a few Ethereum forks coming in 2019. These include the long planned Constantinople upgrade, ETH Classic Vision (ETCV), and Ethereum Nowa coming Jan 2019.