Glossary March 5, 2026 Soft Fork Soft Fork A backward-compatible upgrade to a blockchain protocol where old nodes can still validate new blocks.
Glossary March 5, 2026 State Channel An off-chain mechanism allowing participants to conduct multiple transactions privately, only submitting the final state to the blockchain.
Glossary March 5, 2026 ERC-4337 An Ethereum standard enabling account abstraction, allowing smart contract wallets with enhanced user experience features.
Glossary March 5, 2026 Options Contract A financial derivative giving the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a cryptocurrency at a specified price.