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ForkLog 11 28.12.2021

Binance blamed for Bitcoin loss in withdrawal to Taproot-format address

One of the users on the Bitcoin Stack Exchange described an unsuccessful attempt to withdraw bitcoins to a Taproot-updated address. He blamed the cryptocurrency exchange Binance for the loss.

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ForkLog 21 13.12.2021

Hackers breached Vulcan Forged users’ wallets and siphoned tokens worth $100 million

Malicious actors compromised 148 wallets of Vulcan Forged NFT marketplace users and stole 4.5 million PYR tokens (more than $100 million at the time of writing).

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ForkLog 32 30.11.2021

Databases, Ciphers and Secrets: A Guide to Securely Storing Cake Wallet Private Keys

The Cake Wallet developers discuss open-source software for secure storage and encryption of private keys.

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ForkLog 10 16.11.2021

Cash App to add Taproot upgrade support for Bitcoin addresses

The Cash App from the payment company Square will, by December 1, provide compatibility of Bitcoin network addresses after the recent Taproot soft fork.

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ForkLog 7 14.11.2021

Taproot upgrade activated on the Bitcoin network

In the Bitcoin blockchain, the Taproot upgrade has been activated, aimed at increasing privacy, efficiency and scalability of the network. The soft fork occurred at block 709,632, mined by the F2Pool mining pool on November 14 at 08:15 Moscow time.

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ForkLog 21 31.10.2021

November calendar: Taproot upgrade activation on Bitcoin network and Polkadot parachain auction

At the end of October, ForkLog published a calendar of November's key events.

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ForkLog 23 14.09.2021

Bitcoin Core 22.0 Released with Taproot Support

A new version of the popular Bitcoin Core client (v 22.0) has been released. It includes support for the upcoming major Taproot upgrade.

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ForkLog 16 14.06.2021

Bitcoin miners have met the conditions for Taproot activation

Bitcoin miners have met the conditions for activating the Taproot upgrade. The soft fork is expected to occur around mid-November 2021 at block #709,632, according to developer Peter Wuille.

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ForkLog 9 08.06.2021

Police arrest 800 people using FBI-built encrypted app

In a sprawling international operation, law enforcement arrested around 800 suspects in connection with various crimes. To identify them, the FBI, in collaboration with Australian police, developed a special encrypted app.

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ForkLog 9 01.06.2021

Taproot upgrade backed by 98% of miners

Activation of the Taproot upgrade in the network of the first cryptocurrency was backed by 98% of Bitcoin mining pools.

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ForkLog 4 31.05.2021

Marathon backs Taproot upgrade on Bitcoin network

US-based Marathon Digital Holdings announced MaraPool's support for the Taproot upgrade on the Bitcoin network.

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ForkLog 6 17.05.2021

Ten largest mining pools back Taproot upgrade on Bitcoin network

Binance Pool announced support for the Taproot upgrade in the Bitcoin network. According to Taproot Watch, this was the only top-10 pool that did not express a position.

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