In blockchain, a fork is defined variously as: "What happens when a blockchain diverges into two potential paths forward", "A change in protocol", or...

new transaction blocks. Although blockchain records are not unalterable, since blockchain forks are possible, blockchains may be considered secure by design...

decentralized, proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is known as Tronix (TRX). It was...

Solana is a blockchain platform which uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is SOL. Solana...

block height". A fork influences the validity of the rules. Forks are typically conducted in order to add new features to a blockchain, to reverse the...

process Fork (blockchain), a split of the blockchain into two chains or a protocol change The Fork, an on-line restaurant booking system Fork (chess)...

Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among...

Network (previously Telegram Open Network), is a decentralized layer-1 blockchain. TON was originally developed by Nikolai Durov who is also known for his...

the money restored, via a hard fork of the Ethereum blockchain. Most Ethereum miners and clients switched to the new fork while the original chain became...

Cardano is a public blockchain platform which uses the cryptocurrency ADA to facilitate transactions. Cardano's development began in 2015, led by Ethereum...

is related to the fact that records (known as blocks) in the Bitcoin blockchain are limited in size and frequency. Bitcoin's blocks contain the transactions...

known clients. Forks of Bitcoin Core exist such as Bitcoin Unlimited. Wallets can be full clients, with a full copy of the blockchain to check the validity...

non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital identifier that is recorded on a blockchain and is used to certify ownership and authenticity. It cannot be copied...

Individual coin ownership records are stored in a digital ledger or blockchain, which is a computerized database that uses a consensus mechanism to secure...

the attackers financially induce some validators to approve their fork of blockchain, is enhanced in PoS, as rewriting a large portion of history might...

proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is the DOT. It is designed to allow blockchains to exchange...

decided to hard-fork the Ethereum blockchain to restore approximately all funds to the original contract. This split the Ethereum blockchain into two branches...

Terra is a blockchain protocol and payment platform used for algorithmic stablecoins. The project was created in 2018 by Terraform Labs, a startup co-founded...

co-founding Bitcoin Magazine in 2011. In 2015, Buterin deployed the Ethereum blockchain with Gavin Wood, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Di Iorio, and Joseph Lubin...

is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It allows a user to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension...

size limit) with a soft fork. Segregated Witness was activated on 24 August 2017. It was also intended to mitigate a blockchain size limitation problem...

November 2013 at Mt. Gox.[citation needed] A fork, referring to a blockchain, is defined variously as a blockchain split into two paths forward, or as a change...

2023. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Hijfte, Stijn Van (July 6, 2020). Blockchain Platforms: A Look at the Underbelly of Distributed Platforms. Morgan &...

on several other blockchain platforms such as Base and Polygon. Visa initiated a pilot program to send USDC via the Solana blockchain to payment firms...

Ethereum blockchain. Some members of the Ethereum community ignored the change and continued to participate on the original Ethereum network. The non-fork chain...

Chainlink is a decentralized blockchain oracle network. Chainlink's LINK token is on Ethereum. The network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer...

Bitcoin Gold hard forked from the bitcoin blockchain on October 24, 2017. The stated purpose of the hard fork was to change the proof of work algorithm...

of blockchain and crypto legal disputes in Britain. Similar to a transfer of value on a blockchain, deployment of a smart contract on a blockchain occurs...

Bitcoin Cash fork occurred on 1 August 2017, at block 478,559. Up to the previous block (478,558), the bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash blockchains were identical...

mode, suspending the block production to prevent forks (contrary to what would happen in blockchains based on the "longest-chain principle", such as Bitcoin)...