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soft fork

Coverage of soft fork in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 18 · 03:28 UTCMost recent: Jul 19 · 21:51 UTC

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TECHNOLOGYJul 19 · 21:51 UTCTHE BLOCK
Saylor urges Bitcoin to reject BIP-110 in 110-point essay as soft fork’s August showdown approaches
Saylor urges Bitcoin to reject BIP-110 in an 110-point essay as the soft fork faces an August showdown. Saylor posted a cryptic tracker-chart with the caption 'What's next?' ahead of Strategy's anticipated Monday disclosure.
TECHNOLOGYApr 18 · 03:28 UTCR/CRYPTOCURRENCY
YSK: The proposal to freeze Satoshi's coins and invalidate old transaction signatures is actually a SOFT FORK. Soft Forks can still cause reorgs and chain splits, and they can cause new clients to be incompatible with old clients.
The article clarifies that soft forks, like the proposed BIP-361, can cause chain splits and incompatibility despite being backward-compatible with old clients. It challenges common misconceptions about hard and soft forks, emphasizing that both can disrupt the blockchain, though soft forks add technical complexity.