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Privacy Altcoin Beam to Execute Second Hard Fork in June 2020

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Privacy-focused altcoin Beam will execute its second hard fork on June 28, upgrading the network’s PoW algorithm from BeamHash II to BeamHash III

By satoshi April 22, 2020

Bitcoin Independence Day: How This Watershed Day Defines Community Consensus

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On August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin community was scheduled to initiate the network’s first user-activated soft fork (UASF). The novel concept, proposed by the pseudonymous Bitcoin …

By satoshi August 2, 2019

Op Ed: Three Things to Watch for in Upcoming IRS Cryptocurrency Guidelines

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For the first time in more than five years, the IRS plans to release further cryptocurrency tax guidelines, according to Commissioner Charles P. Rettig. This guidance …

By satoshi June 11, 2019