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Hard forks

A hard fork changes rules in a way that can make blocks valid under the new rules invalid to nodes following the old rules.

Context

Why it matters

A hard fork changes rules in a way that can make blocks valid under the new rules invalid to nodes following the old rules.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

  • A hard fork changes rules in a way that can make blocks valid under the new rules invalid to nodes following the old rules.

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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