Older nodes can accept soft-fork blocks without understanding every new rule. A hard fork requires upgraded software to follow the changed network, but does not automatically create another coin.
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The acquisition, its first since going public, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The miner announced a new $500 million stock buyback authorization as two planned data center leases face a possible delay into 2027.
Vulnerability details will follow once operators have had time to upgrade. The release introduces no breaking changes.
Kayleen Fulton alleges disability discrimination and retaliation. Vitalik Buterin and Bastian Aue are also named as defendants.
Public trading would activate Ondo and Dinari tokenization plans, while existing derivatives would not become IPO allocations.
GreyNoise reports successful exploitation, while Previdian logged 20 attempts. Alpine operators need to patch and restart SSH, or disable password authentication.
