In blockchain, a fork is defined variously as: "What happens when a blockchain diverges into two potential paths forward", "A change in protocol", or...
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new transaction blocks. Although blockchain records are not unalterable, since blockchain forks are possible, blockchains may be considered secure by design...
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Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in...
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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)...
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Bitcoin scalability problem (redirect from User activated soft fork)
bitcoin, in a process known as a fork. Forks can be grouped into two types: A hard fork is a change to the blockchain protocol that is not backward compatible...
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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...
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Solana is a blockchain platform which uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is SOL. Solana...
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Decentralized autonomous organization (redirect from Blockchain company)
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...
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Tron (cryptocurrency) (redirect from Tron (blockchain))
TRON is a decentralized, blockchain-based operating system with smart contract functionality, proof-of-stake principles as its consensus algorithm and...
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Chainlink is a decentralized blockchain oracle network built on Ethereum. The network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer of tamper-proof...
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Avalanche is a decentralized, open-source proof of stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. AVAX is the native cryptocurrency of the platform...
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the successful fork of the main Steem blockchain in 2020. In addition, this fork has many of the features of the main Steem blockchain, as well as a series...
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Non-fungible token (redirect from Blockchain art)
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...
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The DAO (redirect from DAO Hard Fork)
decided to hard-fork the Ethereum blockchain to restore approximately all funds to the original contract. This split the Ethereum blockchain into two branches...
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Cardano is a public blockchain platform. It is open-source and decentralized, with consensus achieved using proof of stake. It can facilitate peer-to-peer...
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Ethereum (redirect from Optimism (blockchain))
perform a contentious "hard fork" to reappropriate the affected funds. The fork resulted in the network splitting into two blockchains: Ethereum with the theft...
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The Open Network (category Blockchains)
as TON) is a decentralized computer network consisting of a layer-1 blockchain with various components. TON was originally developed by Nikolai Durov...
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Cryptocurrency (redirect from Blockchain mining)
ownership. Despite the term that has come to describe many of the fungible blockchain tokens that have been created, cryptocurrencies are not considered to...
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Proof of stake (redirect from Validator (blockchain))
the attackers financially induce some validators to approve their fork of blockchain, is enhanced in PoS, as rewriting a large portion of history might...
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MetaMask (category Blockchain entities)
is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension...
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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...
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Ethereum Classic (category Blockchains)
Ethereum blockchain. Some members of the Ethereum community ignored the change and continued to participate on the original Ethereum network. The non-fork chain...
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Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a cryptocurrency. It is a hard fork of Bitcoin, the open source cryptocurrency. It is an open source, decentralized digital currency...
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Smart contract (category Blockchains)
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...
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Bitcoin (section Blockchain)
cryptography and record them in a public distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight. Consensus between nodes is achieved using...
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Web3 (category Blockchains)
World Wide Web which incorporates concepts such as decentralization, blockchain technologies, and token-based economics. Some technologists and journalists...
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Bitcoin protocol (section Blockchain)
each subsequent block. If there is a deviation in consensus then a blockchain fork can occur. Majority consensus in bitcoin is represented by the longest...
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Testnet (category Blockchains)
In blockchain technology, a testnet is an instance of a blockchain powered by the same or a newer version of the underlying software, to be used for testing...
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into blocks and chained together using a linked list of hash pointers (blockchain). Any server can produce a block by solving a computationally difficult...
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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...
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