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...

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)...

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...

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

Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in...

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...

perform a contentious "hard fork" to reappropriate the affected funds. The fork resulted in the network splitting into two blockchains: Ethereum with the theft...

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...

Avalanche is a decentralized, open-source proof of stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. AVAX is the native cryptocurrency of the platform...