A Bitcoin hard fork splits the blockchain into two chains. Learn how hard forks work, every major fork in history, and the debate over Bitcoin's next one.

Bitcoin developer and Drivechain architect Paul Sztorc announced a new Bitcoin hard fork called eCash, set to launch this August, giving every BTC holder an equal number of eCash coins at the time of ...

Bitcoin is approaching a compressed August 2026 window in which BIP-110’s mandatory signaling mechanics are scheduled to arrive shortly before Paul Sztorc’s planned eCash hard fork target, placing two ...

Just as BTC is struggling to regain the $60,000 level, another hard fork is looming. The BIP-110 proposal, aiming to remove ordinals and NFT, attempts to gain support from miners, or create a chain ...

Bitcoin holders are scheduled to get at least one airdrop this summer, as one explicit hard fork will take place in early August and a separate soft fork attempt appears destined for failure. While ...

The hard fork will introduce a new, competing layer-1 blockchain and seven layer-2 scaling networks, according to Sztorc's announcement. Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc announced on Friday that a new ...

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Brian Armstrong argues that Bitcoin's 21 million emission limit is immutable compared to gold's supply against a backdrop of declines in 2026.