2 Bitcoin Forks Are Coming in August: Everything You Need to Know
Bitcoin is heading toward two separate fork events in August 2026, and knowing the difference between them is the first step to understanding what’s actually at stake. One is a…
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BIP-110 Pushes Bitcoin Toward August Fork Deadline With Only 5 EH/s Signaling
A Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110) pushing to ban Ordinals-style data inscriptions at the consensus level is barreling toward an activation window in early August, with less than 1% of mining…
Is a New User Activated Soft Fork Brewing? Bitcoin May Face Another UASF Push
Over the past two weeks, the Bitcoin community has encountered a fresh Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) aimed at orchestrating a soft fork designed to curb what some describe as network…
Developer Flags Major Risks in Proposed Bitcoin Reduced Data Soft Fork
Mempool.space developer and analyst Mononaut has published a detailed critique warning that the proposed “Reduced Data Temporary Softfork” could disable legitimate transaction types across the network. Review of Transaction Data…
Controversial Bitcoin Proposal Targets Data Abuse Risks With Soft Fork Plan
Bitcoin developers are debating a new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) that would temporarily restrict the amount of arbitrary data attached to transactions—an effort aimed at curbing potential abuse following the…
Cobra Warns of a New Bitcoin Soft Fork Next Year
Cobra, the operator and owner of the bitcoin.org domain, has alerted the community about a new development in the bitcoin world. He stated that unidentified bitcoiners outside of Bitcoin Core…
Matter Labs co-founder proposes ‘Ethereum Supreme Court’ for on-chain disputes
The crypto entrepreneur believes it would scare off bad actors and strengthen the state of the Ethereum network.
Controversy as MakerDAO’s Spark Protocol blocks users with VPNs
Users attempting to access Spark Protocol with a virtual private network will not be able to, sparking criticism from supporters of privacy.
A year after Taproot, Bitcoin community works to unlock its DeFi potential
Smart contracts functionalities on the Bitcoin network could boost adoption and provide additional liquidity to DeFi.
Bitcoin SegWit adoption lags among major exchanges: Glassnode
A Glassnode report reveals that cryptocurrency exchanges some major exchanges are still holding despite being heavy consumers of Bitcoin block space.