The Defiant explains the differences between hard forks and soft forks in blockchain technology. Soft forks allow older nodes to accept new blocks without needing to understand all new rules. In contrast, hard forks require upgraded software to follow the modified network, but they do not inherently create a new coin.
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Source published: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:12:31 GMT
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