Blockchain Glossary for beginners- Hard Fork Vs Soft Fork
Fork- It happens while implementing new features in the blockchain networks to fix issues and increase performance. There are two types of forks
Hard fork |
Soft fork |
A complete change in protocol |
Normal network upgrade (no change in code ) |
Rules become strict after an upgrade |
It is considered less troublesome |
Backward incompatible |
Backward compatible |
Unsafe |
Safe |
Old blocks are totally different from new blocks |
Old nodes accept new blocks |