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What is a Soft Fork?

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What is a Soft Fork?

A software update that isn’t mandatory, because the new soft-fork rules also follow the old software rules. Computers running the old program will adjust to the new features implemented by the soft…

A software update that isn’t mandatory, because the new soft-fork rules also follow the old software rules. Computers running the old program will adjust to the new features implemented by the soft fork update. The update is reversible if the majority of miners decide the older version was more favorable.

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