Author Topic: Soft Fork vs. Hard Fork (Read 585989 times)

bitcoinforum.com · « **on:** January 31, 2018, 01:12:07 PM »

A good question asked by OratesFratres and a very good repply by asaltandbuttering on r/bitcoinforum

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Could someone explain to me what these even mean? I'm still new to this, it's just that I'm still learning the terminology.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoinforum/comments/7u2dq9/soft_fork_vs_hard_fork/

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Hard fork creates a new network which folks must update their software to join. Soft forks do not create a new network.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoinforum/comments/7u2dq9/soft_fork_vs_hard_fork/dthkeyb/

WithAvoid · « **Reply #75 on:** December 14, 2022, 05:25:17 PM »

A hard fork is a type of change to the underlying software of a blockchain network that makes previously invalid blocks and transactions valid, and vice versa. This is a significant change to the network, and it requires all nodes and users to upgrade to the new software in order to continue participating in the network. Because a hard fork is a more drastic change, it provides an opportunity to make more significant improvements to the network and can also help to address critical issues more effectively.

selena_homes · « **Reply #76 on:** December 26, 2022, 02:14:46 PM »

узнал много полезного

dokine · « **Reply #77 on:** December 27, 2022, 05:29:22 PM »

I choose hardfork for sure
just better

cbdpurekana · « **Reply #78 on:** January 27, 2023, 03:30:37 PM »

FruitBaked · « **Reply #79 on:** April 14, 2023, 03:10:32 AM »

Soft fork is a forward-inclusive fork in a blockchain or decentralized network. Hard forks are backward compatible, ensuring that new nodes can verify blocks from scratch.

dwillis · « **Reply #80 on:** May 08, 2023, 11:32:50 AM »

Depend on situation but I prefer soft work. It's just easier)

JuMoya2298 · « **Reply #81 on:** May 12, 2023, 03:41:31 PM »

I am for soft forks

Batatojulio · « **Reply #82 on:** June 18, 2023, 12:55:50 PM »

Thank you for the explanation!

Corduba95 · « **Reply #83 on:** June 22, 2023, 07:27:28 PM »

interesting point of view, something to think about

AdvancedMarketingAgency · « **Reply #84 on:** July 18, 2023, 11:54:54 AM »

I think Soft Fork is much better as it allows the system to run more stable due to the fact that there is backwards compatibility of updates

HQcredits · « **Reply #85 on:** July 18, 2023, 03:58:59 PM »

A soft fork is an upgrade to the software that is backward-compatible and has validators in an older version of the chain see the new version as valid. Effectively, a hard fork, more often than not, leads to a permanent chain separation, as the old version is no longer compatible with the new version.

HanaWelsh · « **Reply #86 on:** July 26, 2023, 01:41:47 PM »

It depends on your current mental condition
That's why it's hard to answer.
We're always in different situations.
Today, perhaps hard work; later, a soft style of work would be preferable.

Oldinvestwhale · « **Reply #87 on:** August 01, 2023, 07:23:13 AM »

With both hands for Hard F

henrycavil007 · « **Reply #88 on:** August 07, 2023, 05:07:40 PM »

thanks for your info about hard fork and soft fork its very helpful to me

MTV · « **Reply #89 on:** August 28, 2023, 06:47:30 PM »

everything has its pros and cons, I don't even know what to say here

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