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Bitcoin => Bitcoin Discussion => Topic started by: Sylon on August 04, 2016, 04:02:04 AM



Title: What is the difference between embedded consensus and sidechains ?
Post by: Sylon on August 04, 2016, 04:02:04 AM
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Title: Re: What is the difference between embedded consensus and sidechains ?
Post by: Lauda on August 04, 2016, 05:06:03 AM
I wonder why you want to compare these two terms. To cover the first part, here's a link: What is embedded consensus ? (http://symbiont.io/uncategorized/what-is-embedded-consensus/) As far as sidechains are concerned, idea stems from the question: What if you could transfer your Bitcoin directly to other blockchains? In case that you wanted to use the features of blockchain Y and you wanted to avoid the risk of purchasing those tokens, you could use your coins directly via two-way-peg. A very interesting sidechain 'attempt' at the moment is RootStock (http://www.rsk.co/).