Forkology

Blockchains fork from time to time, there are ample examples. Some fork more than others and for different reasons. Crypto Finance’s Head of Research, Dr. Lewin Boehnke, takes the likely BCH chain split, planned for 15 November, 2020, as a sufficient reason to reflect on the ideological differences among blockchain communities and how and why this influences the likelihood of a chain split as a mechanism for resolving disagreements.