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ForkLog 10 17.05.2021

Ten largest mining pools back Taproot upgrade on Bitcoin network

Binance Pool announced support for the Taproot upgrade in the Bitcoin network. According to Taproot Watch, this was the only top-10 pool that did not express a position.

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ForkLog 22 11.05.2021

Kazakhstan to regulate the operations of cryptocurrency exchanges

The government of Kazakhstan considered proposals that will form the basis of a roadmap for the development of the cryptocurrency industry and blockchain technologies.

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ForkLog 20 04.05.2021

Five mining pools signal support for Taproot upgrade on the Bitcoin network

The largest mining pools are signaling support for the Taproot upgrade on the Bitcoin network.

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ForkLog 26 02.05.2021

Taproot activation underway on the Bitcoin network

Following the mining difficulty re-adjustment on Saturday, May 1, block #681 408, Bitcoin mining pools may signal support for the Taproot upgrade.

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ForkLog 17 16.04.2021

Developers implement Taproot activation method in Bitcoin Core

Developers implemented in the May release of Bitcoin Core the Speedy Trial activation method, which will allow miners to approve or reject the deployment of Taproot in the shortest possible time.

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ForkLog 32 13.04.2021

Zcash developers plan major Halo Arc upgrade

The Electric Coin Company (ECC), the company behind Zcash, has revealed details of the Halo Arc upgrade suite, scheduled for release on October 1.

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ForkLog 23 01.03.2021

Dogecoin developers update client software for the first time in a year and a half

Dogecoin received a 'minor update with important performance improvements'. The developers recommended that users upgrade.

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ForkLog 31 19.01.2021

Taproot: a privacy threat? why the forthcoming Bitcoin upgrade is drawing criticism

On January 14 the release of Bitcoin Core version 0.21.0, the most popular Bitcoin network client, took place. Among various innovations and improvements, it included the final Schnorr/Taproot code, an upgrade aimed at increasing the network's privacy and scalability, as well as fungibility of coins.

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ForkLog 20 27.12.2020

Taproot upgrade support reaches 91% of Bitcoin’s total hashrate

Following Binance's pledge to support Taproot, 91.5% of the Bitcoin network's total hashrate signals support for the upgrade.

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ForkLog 21 01.12.2020

Tezos to add Zcash privacy features

Tezos is preparing the Edo upgrade. Implementing Zcash's Sapling library will enable concealing cryptocurrency transactions, according to a joint statement by Nomadic Labs, Marigold and Metastate.

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ForkLog 23 20.11.2020

Antpool mining pool backs Taproot upgrade on the Bitcoin network

Most of the major Bitcoin mining pools backed the Taproot upgrade. One of them was Antpool, the Bitmain unit, according to Poolin vice president Alejandro De La Torre.

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ForkLog 16 17.11.2020

Poolin launches portal to prepare for Taproot upgrade on the Bitcoin network

Holding 13% of Bitcoin's hashrate, the mining pool Poolin unveiled a portal dedicated to the Taproot upgrade. It will serve as a forum among pools to devise a unified approach to activating the technology.

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