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What is Forking in Blockchain?
Forking happens when a blockchain needs to make a change, whether it’s to fix a bug, add new features, or resolve a disagreement in the community.
But here’s the key part:
Instead of shutting down or restarting, the blockchain simply splits, creating a new version of itself.
Think of it like a road trip:
You’re driving down a single road (the original blockchain), and suddenly, the road forks into two paths.
One path keeps going with the old rules
The other path starts fresh with new rules
Both roads share the same past; the same GPS history, same miles logged, but from this fork onward, they go their own way.
This is what happens during a blockchain fork.
From a single chain, now there are two blockchains , each processing its own transactions and building its own future. 0 reply
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When a fork happens in a blockchain, it’s like a shared story that suddenly splits into two different books.
Both versions start with the exact same history,
Same transactions, same accounts, same balances up to the point of the fork.
But from that moment onward, they begin writing their own separate futures.
Each blockchain:
Processes different transactions
Validates new blocks with different rules
May have its own coin, developers, and community
It's like two siblings raised in the same home, but who grow up to live very different lives.
One might keep the original name and vision…
The other might rebrand, upgrade the rules, or chase new goals.
For example:
Before the Ethereum fork in 2016, all ETH and ETC holders were the same.
After the fork, people held both ETH and ETC—two coins, two chains, two directions 0 reply
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