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Soft Fork (Blockchain)

A protocol upgrade where only previously valid transactions are made invalid, with most soft forks requiring miners to upgrade their mining software.What Is a Soft Fork (Blockchain)?A soft fork refers to the changes applied to a blockchain for…

Hard Fork (Blockchain)

A type of protocol change that validates all previously invalid transactions, and invalidates all previously valid transactions.What Is a Hard Fork (Blockchain)?A hard fork is an event where a blockchain “splits” into two separate blockchains…

Fork (Software)

When an entirely new program has been developed from source code, taken from an open source software.What Is a Fork (Software)?Forking within software is when an entirely new project is created by developers who have used source copy from another…

Fork (Blockchain)

Forks, or chain splits, create an alternate version of the blockchain, leaving two blockchains to run simultaneously. What Is a Fork (Blockchain)?When changes are made to blockchain technology they’re referred to as a “fork.”A fork happens…

Byzantium Fork

The Byzantium hard fork was geared towards making Ethereum's smart contracts suitable for usage in the commercial space and to increase the speed of the transactions with an enhancement in thWhat Is A Byzantium Fork?The Byzantium hard fork was…