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Bitcoin forks

A fork can mean a temporary chain split, a software divergence, or a persistent network split caused by incompatible rules; the context matters.

Context

Why it matters

A fork can mean a temporary chain split, a software divergence, or a persistent network split caused by incompatible rules; the context matters.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

  • A fork can mean a temporary chain split, a software divergence, or a persistent network split caused by incompatible rules; the context matters.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion
Bitcoin Developer Documentation

Bitcoin.org

Tier — · technicalBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

Tier 1 · primary

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