Monero’s Hard Fork “Beryllium Bullet” | What You Need to Know

Not all crypto forks are created equal… here’s what you need to know about XMR 0.13.0

Image courtesy of SatoshiCollection on Instagram

Thursday, October 18th, the granddaddy of all privacy coins underwent a major hard fork.
Oh…you didn’t hear about this one?
That’s likely because Monero (Ticker: XMR available on Binance and most popular exchanges) has done a stellar job of controlling the narrative and branding it a ‘protocol upgrade’ rather than a ‘hard fork’.

And, yes, that’s a good thing.

(Edit 12.5.2018: While I have not received compensation, all opinions are my own, this post does include referral links where applicable)

A hard fork is little more than a protocol upgrade where mom and dad refuse to share custody.

No child of mine will be raised believing in BIP 126! (#sarcasm)

The truth is… protocol upgrades occur all the time and rarely cause problems. Ethereum has had more than it’s fair share (the Ethereum/Ethereum Classic fork obviously being an anomaly). ARK , the self-proclaimed ‘Wordpress of…