In our “Altcoins” section, we cover news, updates, and market trends related to alternative cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin. Here you will find information about popular altcoins, new blockchain projects, and the technologies driving the altcoin ecosystem. Read the “Altcoins” section on ForkNews to stay updated on the latest developments across the crypto market.
Back in December 2107, Monero (XMR) announced its intentions to incorporate bulletproofs into its protocol, saying it would provide "significant space savings, faster transaction confirmation times, and lower fees."
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network has once again been caught in centralization. This time, the developers of the BitPico mining pool conducted a stress test of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network and the results are disappointing.
The Ethereum platform, a leader in the development of applications, smart contracts and ICOs, has well deserved its second place, after Bitcoin, in the crypto-sphere. However, the competition is getting tougher as other coins get ahead. One such coin is the Cardano (ADA) coin, which has been in the spotlight of the crypto community for a long time, ranking eighth among its competitors Ethereum and Bitcoin.
Blockchain platform NEM announced that its partner, cryptocurrency payment system and exchange LoyalCoin, which uses the LoyalCoin token in its activities, has entered into a lucrative deal with Grab Phillipines, the Philippine version of Uber.
Today, the 15th largest cryptocurrency by capitalization is playing against all market cards. Despite the fact that almost all coins are now being pinned down by a heavy bear paw, Ethereum Classic is in the green. The ETC/USD pair gained 2.53% in the last 24 hours, reversing the price to $18
The cryptocurrency market is a highly competitive space where the fittest players win. Every company strives to get ahead and makes every possible effort to achieve this. TRX is not the least among the most outstanding tokens on the market. The Tron Foundation aims to gain an edge over others through a series of developments, improvements, and enticing offers that should propel the coin to the forefront.
Viber, an instant messaging app run by Japanese multinational Rakuten, plans to become a cryptocurrency platform for its parent company Rakuten Coin.
The maximum block size on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain is 32 MB, which is significantly larger than the block size of most modern blockchain networks. This large block size will increase BCH throughput. Until May of this year, the BCH blockchain consisted of 8 MB blocks. Now community members want to test the network by sending a huge number of transactions on the BCH blockchain over a 24-hour period.
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