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BNB Chain Pasteur hard forkBNB A network rules upgrade on Smart Chain focused on enhancing cross-chain and validator governance security and increasing block transaction capacity.
hard forkAll node operators are required to adopt the new network upgrade rules; otherwise, nodes will no longer be able to operate under the upgraded rules.
hard forksThe process by which a blockchain splits to form a new chain; Snapshot can record the state of the main chain before the split.
ForkA divergence in a blockchain network caused by a protocol upgrade or differing opinions among nodes about the rules.
Double signingThe act of a validator signing two different blocks at the same block height, which may cause a fork and lead to double-spending.
Hard ForkA protocol change that is not backward-compatible and may cause the blockchain to split into two independently operating paths if there is disagreement.
Soft forkA backward-compatible software upgrade under which nodes that have not upgraded generally still consider blocks operating under the new rules to be valid.

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Soft fork

A backward-compatible software upgrade under which nodes that have not upgraded generally still consider blocks operating under the new rules to be valid.

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