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by COINS NEWS - 1 week ago

YSK: The proposal to freeze Satoshi's coins and invalidate old transaction signatures is actually a SOFT FORK. Soft Forks can still cause reorgs and chain splits, and they can cause new clients to be incompatible with old clients.

TL;DR 90% of you don't know the actual difference between hard and soft forks. I wouldn't blame you since AI gets it wrong too when I ask. The actual definition is surprisingly different than what most have heard. Hard forks are caused by loo...

by COINS NEWS - 1 week ago

Which crypto narrative is hardest to verify independently?

Some claims are frustrating but ultimately verifiable with publicly available data or straightforward checks. Others, however, are framed in a way that sounds compelling or technically impressive yet are extremely difficult to assess without access t...

More / Etherum Reddit - 1 week ago

Get rid of layer 2

Is it feasible to build on layer 1 and completely get rid of layer 2? submitted by /u/MulberryAcceptable39 [link] [comments]

by COINS NEWS - 1 week ago

Daily Crypto Discussion - April 17, 2026 (GMT+0)

Welcome to the Daily Crypto Discussion thread. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating. Disclaimer: Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on th...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 week ago

Bitcoin Mining Stocks vs. Strategy

Today bitcoin had a nice surge. Stocks like Cleanspark, Riot Platforms, Keel Infrastructure, and so on, were up about 5%. Strategy though was up about 10%. Where would you put your money, on bitcoin mining stocks that promise to go into AI data cent...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 week ago

Newer to bitcoin can someone explain

Hello im Newer to bitcoin been listening to lots of podcasts and a few books and id like to say I understand the very basics of it. My thing is everytime I try to bring it up to people in my life they have these questions - whats backing it / what gi...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 week ago

Any free events at BTC Vegas?

Going to BTC Vegas for the first time currently just have the GA pass and was wondering if there are any free events I can get in / RSVP to. I’m down for anything educational or networking related any suggestions are welcome! submitted by ...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 week ago

The 'Bought in 2012' Fallacy

Is it just me, or are more and more people saying they bought Bitcoin over a decade ago? I don't know, it's a bit tiring reading certain posts that start by saying they've been holding BTC for X years and then use that as justification fo...

More / Bitcoin Reddit - 1 week ago

Recovered forgotten coinbase account with .25 BTC

As I recovered an old email account I found I had a coinbase account I had completely forgotten about. It’s not much, compared to other folks in this sub, but it has .25 BTC and other currencies from forks in the past 9 years since I bought it. I ha...