Open-source Software Duplicated and Changed from Main Repository of the Grand ProjectBitcoin is open-source software, so anyone can duplicate, modify, and use it at their own discretion. The actual modification of the source code is called a fork.In other words, any fork is a change in the rules according to which a block in the blockchain is recognized as authentic (valid).What are the forks?There are two main types of forks: soft forks and hard forks. The first can be called \u201csoft\u201d modification of the source code, the second \u2014 \u201chard.\u201dWhat is a soft fork?In the case of a soft fork, changing the rules does not require updating the client (software) to enforce the new rules. If some of the nodes (nodes) in the network do not accept the new rules, such nodes will still be able to interact with the nodes that use the new rules.For a better understanding, you can draw an analogy with languages: if before the fork all nodes spoke American English, and the new rules require a switch to the British version, then the nodes that continue to use the American version will still be able to understand British. At the same time, nodes that use British English will easily understand the American version.Thus, a soft fork is a reversible code change that does not break consensus about the protocol itself.What is a hard fork?In the case of a hard fork, the new rules contradict the old ones so much that the nodes that did not accept them do not receive information from the nodes that accepted them. If we follow the same analogy with languages, the old nodes speak English, and the new ones speak Chinese. A hard fork implies a change in the consensus mechanism itself, in which case the entire network is divided\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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