Imagine a road splitting into two separate paths. That's kind of what a Bitcoin hard fork is – it creates a new, separate version of the Bitcoin blockchain. But why do these splits happen? This article explains what a hard fork is, the reasons behind them, and how they impact the Bitcoin world.At its core, a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin relies on a technology called blockchain. Imagine a digital ledger, like a shared notebook, where every transaction is recorded as a "page" called a "bloc...
