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#101: Technical foundations

Which bitcoin wallet should you choose?
ForkLog 11 13.09.2022

Which bitcoin wallet should you choose?

How does a “full” bitcoin wallet differ from a “light” one? Why are mobile wallets for the first cryptocurrency so popular? When should you use a custodial bitcoin wallet? Explained in cards.
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Sidechains: what they are and how they work
ForkLog 18 08.09.2022

Sidechains: what they are and how they work

What are sidechains? What are their advantages and drawbacks? Which sidechains are active today? Answers in cards.
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What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)?
ForkLog 41 02.09.2022

What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)?

What is the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) for? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Why are some blockchain projects EVM‑compatible? Explained in cards.
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What is the proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm?
ForkLog 25 31.08.2022

What is the proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm?

How does the proof-of-work consensus algorithm work? Why is it crucial for blockchains? Which problems did PoW solve? Answers in cards.
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What is a layer‑2 solution in blockchain?
ForkLog 49 17.08.2022

What is a layer‑2 solution in blockchain?

What are layer‑2 (L2) solutions? How do they help scale Ethereum and Bitcoin? How do you move assets between layer 1 and layer 2, and back? Explained in cards.
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What is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)?
ForkLog 21 11.08.2022

What is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP)?

What is a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP), why it matters, which formats exist, and how to draft one—explained in cards.
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What are ERC-20 tokens?
ForkLog 31 09.08.2022

What are ERC-20 tokens?

ERC-20 is Ethereum’s popular token standard for smart contracts that issue fungible tokens. Its adoption greatly simplified the creation of new cryptocurrencies and marked a turning point. Many leading cryptoassets use ERC-20. Details inside.
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What is a Merkle tree?
ForkLog 42 14.07.2022

What is a Merkle tree?

Who invented the Merkle tree, and when? What is this algorithm and what is it for? Explained in ForkLog’s educational cards.
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What is a blockchain oracle?
ForkLog 29 20.06.2022

What is a blockchain oracle?

What are blockchain oracles for? What types exist? Which crypto projects beyond Chainlink develop the technology? Explained in cards.
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What is a hard fork?
ForkLog 24 20.05.2022

What is a hard fork?

Why are hard forks needed? Why do they require community consensus? What happens if consensus cannot be reached? Explained in new cards.
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What are custodial and non-custodial crypto wallets?
ForkLog 30 09.05.2022

What are custodial and non-custodial crypto wallets?

Crypto wallets fall into custodial and non-custodial varieties. We explain how they differ, what the private key does, and when custodial vaults are typically used.
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What is the blockchain trilemma?
ForkLog 18 20.04.2022

What is the blockchain trilemma?

The blockchain trilemma, or scalability trilemma, is a theorem that frames the central problem of scaling any distributed network: of the three core attributes—decentralisation, security and performance—a blockchain can achieve only two.
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