A backward-compatible upgrade to a blockchain where old nodes can still validate the new rules.
A backward-compatible upgrade to a blockchain where old nodes can still validate the new rules. Unlike a hard fork, it doesn't split the chain. Bitcoin's SegWit upgrade was a soft fork that improved transaction capacity without requiring everyone to upgrade immediately.
A permanent, backward-incompatible change to a blockchain's rules that creates a split.
A change to a blockchain's protocol that creates a new version.
A set of rules governing how a network or application operates.
Application Binary Interface.
A way to make crypto wallets behave more like normal apps by turning every account into a smart contract.
The Ethereum standard for account abstraction without changing the core protocol.
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