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What is a Fork in Crypto?

The Definition of a Fork in Blockchain A fork in blockchain refers to a change in a cryptocurrency’s underlying code or network. In simple terms, it’s an update to a blockchain’s rules and protocols.
After the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, the DeFi community looked to develop ways to scale Bitcoin. Two solutions were proposed by developers — increase the average block size or exclude parts of the ...
It’s been less than a month since Achain introduced its Fork Theory at BlockShow Asia 2017. The project has recently released light-speed ABitcoin (ABTC) and the global cloud computing service token ...
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Cryptocurrency forks are as inevitable as death and ...
Even if not all of us are blockchain savants, we mostly have a pretty good idea of how they function as a distributed database whose integrity is maintained by an unbroken chain of conputational ...
The word “fork” is somewhat confusing because there are different kinds of “forks” that mean very different things. A codebase fork is a copy of the code of a software implementation. A codebase fork ...
A blockchain network is gearing for an imminent, non-contentious hard fork – delivering flexible transaction fees and an enhanced plugin system for users. A blockchain network is preparing for the ...
Ethereum scaling project Polygon has announced a proposed hard fork to its proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain. If approved, the software upgrade is set to take place on Jan. 17, and will address gas ...