BIP-110 Supporters Revive Minority Fork, Slash Block Size to Just 300 KB
This weekend, the BIP-110 community restarted the stalled fork that occurred on Aug. 8, 2026, and so far, the chain has mined over 800 blocks. In addition to changing the…
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MEV Explained: Ethereum’s Top Sandwich Bot Made $295M, Then Lost $7.5M
A single Ethereum contract has pulled in more than 117,000 ETH, roughly $295 million at current prices, sandwiching other traders since March 2023, and in June, an anonymous attacker turned…
Bitcoin’s Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks
At 7:56 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Following Bitcoin’s chain split at block height 961632, BIP-110-aligned mining pool Roughnecks managed to squeeze out a second block at height 961633, while the…
BIP-110 Supporters Prepare PoW Switch If Miners Refuse Soft Fork Plan
Bitcoin developer Chris Guida has dusted off code that could swap the mining algorithm on a breakaway BIP-110 chain if supporters fail to overcome miners’ resistance. With the activation height…
Bitcoin Logs Rare Two-Block Reorg as Mining Pools Clash—Network Shrugs It Off
Bitcoin recorded a rare two-block chain reorganization on Monday, quickly resolving a brief split between major mining pools without disrupting users or funds. Foundry USA Extends Lead in Bitcoin Reorg…
Avalanche Pre-Consensus Brings Near-Instant Finality to XEC
Ecash, a cryptocurrency focused on payments, is on the verge of implementing Avalanche pre-consensus, a new development that brings almost instant finality to transactions using Ecash’s Nakamoto/Avalanche hybrid consensus. The…
Beyond the Bubble: Gonka Protocol’s David Liberman on Decentralized AI, ASICs, and the Future of Compute
Gonka is a decentralized network for high-efficiency AI compute, designed to maximize the use of global GPU power for meaningful AI workloads. By eliminating centralized gatekeepers, Gonka provides builders and…
Kadena to Shut Down Operations With Blockchain to Run Independently
Kadena, the blockchain platform known for its hybrid proof-of-work architecture, has announced it will cease all business operations due to market conditions. While the company is shutting down, the Kadena…
XEC Founder Outlines Instant-Finality Plan Using Avalanche Pre-Consensus
Speaking at the Electronic Cash Conference in Barcelona, eCash founder Amaury Séchet announced the launch timeline for “Pre-Consensus,” a feature slated for the Nov. 15 network upgrade. Avalanche-Style Pre-Consensus Arrives…
What Is a Blockchain Reorg and Why It Matters
Blockchain reorganizations, where networks discard recent blocks to follow a longer chain, have exposed weaknesses in proof-of-work (PoW) systems, highlighted by Monero’s August 2025 ordeal and earlier disruptions across other…
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