Skip to content
CryptoCanucks

Search

Digital assets, blockchain, AI and cybersecurity, covered for Canada. Canada's first crypto newsroom, since Canada Day 2017.

Topic

Guides

What is a Hard Fork?

Hard Fork is a mandatory software update permanently diverging within the Blockchain. Non-upgraded nodes within the Blockchain cannot validate blocks of transactions without updating their software.…

1 min read ·

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…

1 min read ·

What is Lightning Network?

What is Lightning Network? Lightning Network is a decentralized Blockchain using smart contracts functionality to enable instant payments across a network of participants. It allows bitcoin…

1 min read ·