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style="direction: ltr; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; counter-reset: section 0; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: SourceSansPro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">A hard fork (or
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upgrade to the latest version of the protocol software.</p>
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style="direction: ltr; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.625rem; font-weight: bolder; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; font-family: Cabin-semi-bold, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><span
style="color:#3498db"><strong><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box" class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text">Understanding a Hard Fork</span></span></strong></span></h1>
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style="direction: ltr; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; counter-reset: section 0; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: SourceSansPro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><span
style="font-size:20px">A hard fork is when nodes of the newest version of a blockchain no longer accept the older version(s) of the blockchain; which creates a permanent divergence from the previous version of the blockchain.</span>
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style="direction: ltr; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; counter-reset: section 0; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: SourceSansPro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><span
style="font-size:20px">Adding a new rule to the code essentially creates a fork in the blockchain: one path follows the new, upgraded blockchain, and the other path continues along the old path. Generally, after a short
time, those on the old chain will realize that their version of the blockchain is outdated or irrelevant and quickly upgrade to the latest version.</span></p>
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style="font-size:20px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box" class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text">How <strong>Forks </strong>Work</span></span></span></h1>
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style="direction: ltr; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; counter-reset: section 0; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: SourceSansPro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><span
style="font-size:20px">A fork in a blockchain can occur in <em style="box-sizing:border-box">any </em>crypto-technology platform—not only Bitcoin. That is because blockchains and cryptocurrency work in basically the same
way no matter which crypto platform they're on. You may think of the blocks in blockchains as cryptographic keys that move memory. Because the miners in a blockchain set the rules that move the memory in the network, these
miners understand the new rules.</span></p>
<p class="comp mntl-sc-block finance-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html"
style="direction: ltr; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; counter-reset: section 0; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: SourceSansPro, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"></p>
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style="font-size:20px">However, <em style="box-sizing:border-box">all </em>of the miners need to agree about the new rules and about what comprises a valid block in the chain. So when you want to change those rules you need to
"fork it"—like a fork in a road—to indicate that there's been a change in or a diversion to the protocol. The developers can then update all of the software to reflect the new rules.</span></p>
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style="font-size:20px">It is through this forking process that various digital currencies with names similar to bitcoin have come to be: bitcoin cash, bitcoin gold, and others. For the casual cryptocurrency investor, it can be
difficult to tell the difference between these cryptocurrencies and to map the various forks onto a timeline. To help sort this out, we have composed a history of the most important bitcoin hard forks of the past several
years. Additionally, those looking to get involved with one of the best cryptocurrency exchanges need to tread carefully when investing in currencies like Bitcoin so as not to waste time and money on the wrong digital
currency.</span></p>
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style="font-size:20px"><span style="box-sizing:border-box" class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text">Reasons For a Hard Fork?</span></span></span></h1>
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style="font-size:20px">There are a number of reasons why developers may implement a hard fork, such as correcting important security risks found in older versions of the software, to add new functionality, or to reverse transactions—such
as when the Ethereum blockchain created a hard fork to reverse the hack on the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).</span></p>
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<div style="direction: ltr;"><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="letter-spacing:0.05px">After the hack, the Ethereum community almost unanimously voted in favor of a hard fork to roll back transactions that siphoned off tens
of millions of dollars worth of digital currency by an anonymous hacker. The hard fork also helped DAO token holders get their</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05px"> </span>ether<span
style="letter-spacing:0.05px"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.05px">(ETH) funds returned.</span></span></div>
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style="font-size:20px">The proposal for a hard fork did not exactly unwind the network’s transaction history. Rather, it relocated the funds tied to the DAO to a newly created smart contract with the single purpose of letting the original
owners withdraw their funds. </span></p>
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style="font-size:20px">DAO token holders could withdraw ETH at a rate of approximately 1 ETH to 100 DAO. The extra balance of tokens and any ether that remained as a result of the hard fork was withdrawn and distributed by the DAO
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Login Remember * Register Cryptocurrency Earning * Questions * Unanswered * Tags * Users * Ask a Question Ask a Question WHAT IS A HARD FORK IN CRYPTOCURRENCY 0 votes asked Oct 22 by admin (4.7k points) WHAT IS A HARD FORK? A hard fork (or hardfork), as it relates to blockchain technology, is a radical change to a network's protocol that makes previously invalid blocks and transactions valid, or vice-versa. A hard fork requires all nodes or users to upgrade to the latest version of the protocol software. Forks may be initiated by developers or members of a crypto community who grow dissatisfied with functionalities offered by existing blockchain implementations. They may also emerge as a way to crowdsource funding for new technology projects or cryptocurrency offerings. A hard fork can be contrasted with a soft fork. * hard fork PLEASE LOG IN OR REGISTER TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION. 1 ANSWER 0 votes answered Oct 22 by admin (4.7k points) Best answer UNDERSTANDING A HARD FORK A hard fork is when nodes of the newest version of a blockchain no longer accept the older version(s) of the blockchain; which creates a permanent divergence from the previous version of the blockchain. Adding a new rule to the code essentially creates a fork in the blockchain: one path follows the new, upgraded blockchain, and the other path continues along the old path. Generally, after a short time, those on the old chain will realize that their version of the blockchain is outdated or irrelevant and quickly upgrade to the latest version. HOW FORKS WORK A fork in a blockchain can occur in any crypto-technology platform—not only Bitcoin. That is because blockchains and cryptocurrency work in basically the same way no matter which crypto platform they're on. You may think of the blocks in blockchains as cryptographic keys that move memory. Because the miners in a blockchain set the rules that move the memory in the network, these miners understand the new rules. However, all of the miners need to agree about the new rules and about what comprises a valid block in the chain. So when you want to change those rules you need to "fork it"—like a fork in a road—to indicate that there's been a change in or a diversion to the protocol. The developers can then update all of the software to reflect the new rules. It is through this forking process that various digital currencies with names similar to bitcoin have come to be: bitcoin cash, bitcoin gold, and others. For the casual cryptocurrency investor, it can be difficult to tell the difference between these cryptocurrencies and to map the various forks onto a timeline. To help sort this out, we have composed a history of the most important bitcoin hard forks of the past several years. Additionally, those looking to get involved with one of the best cryptocurrency exchanges need to tread carefully when investing in currencies like Bitcoin so as not to waste time and money on the wrong digital currency. REASONS FOR A HARD FORK? There are a number of reasons why developers may implement a hard fork, such as correcting important security risks found in older versions of the software, to add new functionality, or to reverse transactions—such as when the Ethereum blockchain created a hard fork to reverse the hack on the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). After the hack, the Ethereum community almost unanimously voted in favor of a hard fork to roll back transactions that siphoned off tens of millions of dollars worth of digital currency by an anonymous hacker. The hard fork also helped DAO token holders get their ether (ETH) funds returned. The proposal for a hard fork did not exactly unwind the network’s transaction history. Rather, it relocated the funds tied to the DAO to a newly created smart contract with the single purpose of letting the original owners withdraw their funds. DAO token holders could withdraw ETH at a rate of approximately 1 ETH to 100 DAO. The extra balance of tokens and any ether that remained as a result of the hard fork was withdrawn and distributed by the DAO curators to provide "failsafe protection" for the organization. PLEASE LOG IN OR REGISTER TO ADD A COMMENT. Welcome to Cryptocurrency Earning, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of the community. * Send feedback Snow Theme by Q2A Market Powered by Question2Answer ...