Fork definition

Fork or “Forking” means a change in the existing source code or the creation of new or additional source code for a blockchain;

Fork means non-backward compatible change to the original bitcoin blockchain and the source code of the original Bitcoin network which results in the original bitcoin network and the original bitcoin blockchain existing side-by-side, but incompatible, with a new network and a new blockchain, and leads to the creation of a new asset running on the new blockchain.

Fork means a permanent divergence in the relevant Digital Currency block chain, that commonly occurs when non-upgraded nodes are unable to validate blocks created by upgraded nodes that follow newer consensus rules.

Examples of Fork in a sentence

• In the event of a Fork, you understand and acknowledge that Zero Hash may temporarily suspend the Services (with or without advance notice to you unless required by law) while we determine, at our sole discretion, which, if any, Forked Network(s) to support.

• For example, a market participant holding a cryptocurrency position through a cryptocurrency exchange may be adversely impacted if the exchange does not allow its customers to participate in a Fork that creates a new product.

• For the Clackamas River this constitutes the late-stock wild coho salmon produced primarily upstream of the North Fork Dam on the Clackamas River.

• Three rivers, North Fork, Middle Fork and South Fork, and two drainage areas feed the Payette River.

• Property located in the North Fork Creek Sewer Area is subject to a development fee of the greater of $3,000 per acre, or $1,200 per connection.

More Definitions of Fork

Fork a change to the underlying protocol of a blockchain that results in more than one version of that blockchain.

Fork means a change in the consensus rules of a network for a Digital Asset, as further described in Schedule 3.

Fork means: (i) that a Digital Asset network has been changed in a way that makes it incompatible with the unchanged version of the Digital Asset network;

Fork means a change of the protocol of a cryptocurrency where the blockchain has been permanently diverged into two or more versions of a single cryptocurrency. For example, on August 1, 2017, the Bitcoin Blockchain was forked into two separate blockchains (Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash) that each supports a distinct cryptocurrency.

Fork means changes in operating rules of the underlying protocols of a Digital Asset that may result in: (a) more than one version of that Digital Asset; (b) material changes in the value, function, and/or the name of a Digital Asset; and/or (c) Crypto.com holding an amount (which may be an identical amount) of Digital Assets associated with each forked network, in each case as determined by us in our sole discretion.

Fork. : means the creation of new or additional source code or the variation or modification of existing source code for the Ethereum blockchain;

Fork shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Trust Agreement.