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Bitcoin ‘anti-spam’ fork halts after mining two blocks

Crypto Briefing·August 9, 2026·1 min read
Bitcoin ‘anti-spam’ fork halts after mining two blocks

A Bitcoin anti-spam fork halted after mining only two blocks, highlighting the resilience of Bitcoin's main chain. The failed fork underscores the challenges of altering Bitcoin's decentralized protocol. The incident demonstrates the difficulty of implementing changes to the Bitcoin network without broad consensus.

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