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Unlike a softfork, a hardfork is not backward-compatible: unupdated nodes will not recognise the new blocks as valid.
 
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== Reference ==
 
  
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* [https://steemit.com/steem-help/@sykochica/why-newbies-should-be-excited-about-the-next-hardfork Why Newbies Should be Excited about the Next Hardfork?]
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==Links:==
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* [https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/how-hardfork-0-19-0-may-impact-steemit How Hardfork 19 May Impact Steemit]
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* [https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/consensus-reached-for-hardfork-17-18-the-new-features-are-yours-on-thursday-march-30th-at-11am-est Hard Forks 17-18 official announcement]
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* '''[[Steem]]''' : https://steem.io
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* [https://steemit.com/created/hardfork Posts on Steemit tagged #hardfork]
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* '''[[Github]]''' : https://github.com/steemit/steem
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* Where forks started: [http://www.coindesk.com/short-guide-bitcoin-forks-explained/ A Short Guide to Bitcoin Forks]
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* '''[[Steemit]]'s #hardfork tagged posts''' : https://steemit.com/created/hardfork
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* '''@steemitblog''' :  [https://steemit.com/hardfork-17/@steemitblog/patience-with-the-hardfork-there-must-be-consensus Patience with the Hardfork - There Must Be Consensus] ''March 2017''
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* '''@steemitblog''' :  [https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/consensus-reached-for-hardfork-17-18-the-new-features-are-yours-on-thursday-march-30th-at-11am-est Hard Forks 17-18 official announcement] ''March 2017''
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* '''@chitty''' :  https://steemit.com/steem/@chitty/find-out-what-s-new-on-steem-0-17-0 Find out what’s new on Steem 0.17.0] ''March, 2017''
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* '''@anyx''' :  [https://steemit.com/witness-category/@anyx/my-opinion-on-the-upcoming-v17-hardfork My opinion on the upcoming v17 hardfork.] ''March 2017''
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* '''@meesterboom''' :  [https://steemit.com/steemit/@meesterboom/hf-18-incoming-a-9-second-animation HF 18 Incoming! A 9 Second animation] ''March 2017''
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* '''@eroche''' :  [https://steemit.com/steemit/@eroche/hardfork-18 Hardfork 18] ''April 2017''
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* '''@sykochica''' : [https://steemit.com/steem-help/@sykochica/why-newbies-should-be-excited-about-the-next-hardfork Why Newbies Should be Excited about the Next Hardfork?] ''May 24th, 2017''
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* '''@dragosroua''' :  [https://steemit.com/steemit/@dragosroua/how-hardfork-0-19-0-may-impact-steemit How Hardfork 19 May Impact Steemit] ''May 24th, 2017''
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==Related articles:==
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* [[Open Source]]
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* [[Steem]]
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* [[Steem Ecosystem]]
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* [[Steemit]]
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* [[Steemit, Inc]]
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==References:==
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* '''Lightrains Technolabs''' : [https://lightrains.com/blogs/what-is-meant-by-forking-blockchain What is meant by forking in a Blockchain?] ''Written by Nikhil Mohan, published in 6/16/2017''
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* '''Coindesk''' : [http://www.coindesk.com/short-guide-bitcoin-forks-explained/ A Short Guide to Bitcoin Forks] ''Written by Amy Castor, published in 5/27/2017''
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Revision as of 17:23, 16 June 2017

A hard fork is a change to a cryptocurrency protocol that makes previously invalid blocks/transactions valid, and therefore requires all users / software to upgrade. It could be any alteration to a coin which changes the block structure (including block hash), difficulty rules, or increases the set of valid transactions. You can think of a hard fork as a change of rules.

Unlike a softfork, a hardfork is not backward-compatible: unupdated nodes will not recognise the new blocks as valid.


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