Understanding the Ethereum Hard Fork Constantinople
Constantinople is a long planned upgrade to Ethereum. It is scheduled for February 28, 2019, but may be pushed back. Although it is a hard fork, it is not meant to create a new token.
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.
KIN Plans Fork and Create its Own Blockchain
KIN, an ERC-20 by the company Kik, plans to fork and create its own blockchain. Assuming everything goes as planned, KIN holders will have KIN on the new blockchain in ratio to KIN held on the Ethereum blockchain.
The Bitcoin Cash Fork (Bitcoin SV) is Nov 15
The Bitcoin Cash fork snapshot is on November 15th (11/15/2018 at 4:40pm UTC). The expected result is two Bitcoin Cash chains and two Bitcoin Cash tokens. These two versions of Bitcoin Cash are commonly called BTCABC and BTCSV. Assuming all goes as planned, BCH holders will get the forked asset, Bitcoin SV, at a 1:1 ratio to BCH.
The Sia Fork Explained
Sia (SC) is forking on October 31st, 2018. This fork is a little complicated because it arose out of an argument between users, miners, devs, etc.
How to Safely Claim Any Cryptocurrency Fork
Here is a simple version of how to ensure you qualify for every cryptocurrency fork and airdrop and claim every fork and airdrop safely.
ANON Fork Snapshot Was a Success; Here is How to Claim ANON
A new team took over Zclassic (ZCL) and they forked ZCL and BTC to create ANON. The snapshot blocks for ANON were ZCL 382,307 and BTC 540,870. We will walk you through how to claim ANON.
Zclassic Twitter Deletes Bearish Statement and Embraces Forks
Zclassic (ZCL) Twitter had an ominous tweet back in April in which it essentially pronounced itself dead, but that Tweet has been removed. Zclassic now seems to support itself and ZCL forks such as Bitcoin Private and Anonymous Bitcoin.
ZCL / BTC Fork Anonymous Bitcoin (ANON) Snapshot is Sept 10th
Zclassic (ZCL) and Bitcoin (BTC) are forking to create Anonymous Bitcoin (ANON). The snapshot block will occur on Sept. 10th. Anyone holding either coin during the snapshot will get 2:1 ANON for each ZCL and 1:! ANON for each BTC they hold.
Dogecoin Rallies over Dogethereum; but also Doge could be a Canary in the Coal Mine
Dogecoin rallied last week almost touching BTC high from January 2017. No other top crypto has done that yet. This is likely a response to the upcoming Dogethereum. But one has to wonder if it Doge isn’t acting as a canary in an altcoin gold mine.
Ethereum Classic Difficulty Bomb Fork (May 2018)
Ethereum Classic is doing a fork in May to remove a difficulty bomb that would essentially stop new ETC from being created down the road. No new coins are created from this fork, it is just a software update. The fork will occur at block 5,900,000.