Ethereum Faces Chain Split as Node Operators Fail to Update Geth Hotfix

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Geth is the most relied upon software to connect to the Ethereum blockchain.

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Ethereum is experiencing a chain split due a number of network validators, also called nodes, failing to upgrade their software.

On Aug. 24, the developer team behind the popular Ethereum software client Geth released an emergency hotfix to a security vulnerability in its code that would have prevented certain users from producing blocks.

The Go Ethereum team had disclosed a vulnerability on Aug. 18, saying they would release a patch, but did not specify the exact nature of the vulnerability in an effort to prevent an attack:
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