Forking cryptocurrencies, usually Bitcoin or one of its offshoots, was all the rage 12 months ago. Today, the spate of new forks has dwindled to a trickle. With the benefit of hindsight, and armed with over a year’s worth of data, it’s possible to determine which forks succeeded and why. Also read: Six New and Improved […]
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Bitcoin forks are invariably contentious, but the latest batch could be the most controversial yet. Bitcoin Prime and Anonymous Bitcoin have been labeled as shameless cash grabs that are little more than pump and dumps orchestrated by opportunistic developers. The projects’ architects of these schemes, naturally, have hit back. Also read: Forget Emojis – Bitcoin Sentiment […]
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In less than six hours, zclassic will fork to create bitcoin private, a new privacy-oriented coin that uses zk-snarks to obfuscate transactions. Holders of bitcoin and zclassic will both be eligible to receive bitcoin private (BTCP) on a 1:1 basis. There’s just one problem: 93% of all zlcassic (ZCL) is on Bittrex exchange, which until […]
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With all of the top cryptocurrency markets suffering small to medium losses, there isn’t much to get excited about as of right now. When looking a bit further down the list, we see ZClassic making some big waves right now. Thanks to a solid 10% gain, we now have a ZClassic price of over $128.5. An interesting development, given the state all markets are in right now. ZClassic Price is Moving up Even though virtually everyone knows ZClassic still exists, there is very little discussion about it taking place these days This interesting altcoin has been flying under most people’s
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Bitcoin’s latest fork is just weeks away and this one’s a little different from the rest. Rather than simply tinkering with Segwit or adjusting block sizes, Bitcoin private (BTCP) is adding zk-Snarks. The privacy enhancing feature is best known for its use in the Z family of coins including zcash, zclassic, and zencash. That’s not […]
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]]>The main reason people get excited about cryptocurrencies is that they all offer some degree of financial freedom. Bitcoin is certainly the world’s leading cryptocurrency in this regard, even though it is not without its flaws or drawbacks. Zclassic aims to do so as well, even though this hard fork of Zcash has been somewhat less popular so far. By focusing on anonymity and privacy, Zclassic may be able to stake its claim in the cryptocurrency world moving forward. Why was ZClassic Created? There is a good reason as to why Zclassic is a forked version of Zcash. Zcash has one particular
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