Soft Fork: when the blockchain protocol is altered in a backwards-compatible way
Hard Fork: when the blockchain* What the star implies: Links marked with a * mean that we will receive a commission if a booking or a specific action is made via the linked provider. There will be no additional costs for you. Also, we won't receive any money just by setting links. protocol is altered in a non backwards-compatible way
Temporary Fork: when two miners mine a new block at the same time
