Ethereum underwent an "unannounced hard fork" today that disallowed firms in the cryptocurrency space from properly servicing their users.  Many exchanges and service providers rely on Infura or other API services that did not correctly upgrade their nodes to align with the majority of users.  News of this

On September 4th, long-time Bitcoin investor Tim Draper confused his 144,000 followers when he tweeted out a promotional tweet about Bitcoin Cash.  "I recently purchased some BCH. So easy to buy/use. Go to http://Bitcoin.com. Thank you @rogerver_cash for this innovation. #bitcoin #BitcoinCash," the

This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or the BTC Times and its owners. What Is a Shitcoin? A few definitions I found around the internet: * A pejorative term used to describe an altcoin that has become worthless. * A cryptocurrency of little to no value,

This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or the BTC Times and its owners. "Ethereum is garbage." - Samson Mow I'd call it a dumpster fire, but a dumpster implies containment. Ethereum is more like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an

The mystery surrounding Ethereum’s total ether supply may soon be clarified, as the blockchain’s creator, Vitalik Buterin, recently agreed to help orchestrate a coordinated audit of the total ether supply. Buterin agreed to the challenge during a recent appearance on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, in which he

The debate that started between members of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities has continued into its second week. After worries about the extent of ether's circulating supply were largely put to bed by efforts sponsored by Kraken's Pierre Rochard, the focus has now shifted to Ethereum

Conflicts within the Bitcoin Cash development community are resulting in another Bitcoin Cash “coin split” – that is, a segment of the Bitcoin Cash community will unilateraly deploy a hard fork upgrade to create a new forkcoin – striking a heavy blow to the already embattled altcoin. The Bitcoin Cash community is

A new tool calculates Bitcoin's market share among other Proof-of-Work coins, excluding coins issued by a centralized entity. Jordan Tuwiner, the founder of Buy Bitcoin Worldwide, launched Bitcoin Dominance last month to focus on providing a more accurate estimation of Bitcoin’s leadership over other cryptocurrencies. His effort