The Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: What to Expect

This week is likely to bring a hefty dose of Deja Vu for the bitcoin cash (BCH) community as the cryptocurrency heads towards yet another contentious hardfork; its second in as many years. When crypto developers clash and fail to come to an accord, what typically follows is a hard fork. In other words, the protocol splits in two, with dev teams quite literally going in separate directions. And that’s precisely what’s in store for BCH on November 15th. Bitcoin cash—itself created in a hard fork spin-off from bitcoin core—underwent its last chain split in 2018. Dubbed the “hash wars,”

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The best ICO tracking platforms for 2021

The arrival of the Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) coupled with the DeFi boom of 2020, has reignited the hunt for Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). Now, amid a comprehensive reprisal for the cryptocurrency market following a nod of approval from the likes of MicroStrategy, Square, and Paypal, attention is fixed on the potential of newly emerging tokens.  That’s because IEOs, ICO, DeFi tokens, and other such pre-launch and small-cap coins typically offer the greatest upward potential. That said, these offerings need to be properly researched, and novice traders should be mindful of the risks before they consider making large investments into

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