From 10fdaffab2aa51ab30142301791d285e88f68fd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Luster <51566205+KenMan79@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:27:35 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Added: Hard Fork MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit |👷 | Hard Fork | A type of protocol upgrade that loosens or removes rules and if all users upgrade, the fork doesn’t create a blockchain fork. In Bitcoin, some argue that unless all users upgrade, the protocol shouldn’t be called a hard fork and should create a new cryptocurrency or fork coin. | --- content/glossary/_index.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/content/glossary/_index.md b/content/glossary/_index.md index 0ff9ddd..ca498c5 100644 --- a/content/glossary/_index.md +++ b/content/glossary/_index.md @@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ Since prices continuously rise and fall during trading, the classification of "b | ⚠️ | Haha Money Printer Go BRRRRRR | A meme circulating in 2020 is making fun of the United States Federal Reserves policy of quantitative easing, aka printing money out of thin air. | | ⚠️ | Halving | | | ⚠️ | Hard Cap | | +|👷 | Hard Fork | A type of protocol upgrade that loosens or removes rules and if all users upgrade, the fork doesn’t create a blockchain fork. In Bitcoin, some argue that unless all users upgrade, the protocol shouldn’t be called a hard fork and should create a new cryptocurrency or fork coin. | | 👷 | Hash | The output produced by a hash function. Also known as a digest, hash value, or hash code | | 👷 | Hash function | Any function used to map data of an arbitrary size to fixed-size value. Usually, it is deterministic, one way and returns a hexidecimal number output. | | 👷 | Hash Rate | The speed at which a computer or mining hardware calculates new hashes. Measured in hashes per second. |