Besides Network.Mainnet - Is there another Bitcoin Separate Network that ...

[thanos168]

A very good day to you Sir,

I hope you are doing Great Sir,


I would like to know how many Dis-Similar Bitcoin Networks are there that possesses the following specifications -

      Besides Bitcoin Network.Mainnet - Is there another Bitcoin Network ( EG Network X ) that is separate from the Bitcoin Mainnet Network
      But it is Fully Compatible with Bitcoin Network.Mainnet - And it is able to interface to the Bitcoin Mainnet and can use Transaction ID's of the Bitcoin
      Mainnet ?

Meaning you have 1) The Main Bitcoin Network.Mainnet and 2) The Separate Bitcoin Network.Network-X

Network.Network-X is attached to the Bitcoin Network.Mainnet through a link or tether

Network.Network-X has its own Transaction IDs

But it can use Transaction IDs from Network.Mainnet

Network.Network-X process Network.Mainnet's Transactions and processes just as it is able to process its own Transactions and processes

Network.Network-X can also function on its own as a stand alone Bitcoin Network

Does such a Bitcoin Network Connection Topology Exist with Bitcoin Networks today ?

Is this the case when you sum up all the various other Different Bitcoins together ?

Can some kind soul please advice on this ?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Thank you very much for your time and kind help.

Kind Regards as Always.

[DannyHamilton]

It is not clear what you mean when you say:

• is fully compatible with Bitcoin network.mainnet
• is able to interface to the bitcoin mainnet
• can use transaction ID's of the bitcoin mainnet
• Network.Network-X process network.mainnet's transactions

Generally, the idea of "mainnet" is to define the blockchain that is being used.

To be "fully compatible", Network-X would have to have the same blockchain as bitcoin, but if it did that then it would be mainnet. It wouldn't be a separate network.

If it does not have the same blockchain, then it is a separate network, but it can't be "fully compatible" with mainnet.

Perhaps you are suggesting nodes that hold two blockchains?  They have BOTH the bitcoin mainnet blockchain AND a separate blockchain?  In that case, they could "process" bitcoin transactions on the bitcoin network, and they could process Network-X transactions on Network-X.  They would NOT be able to apply Bitcoin transactions to Network-X, nor would they be able to apply Network-X transactions to the bitcoin network.  A wallet or service with such functionality would need to keep track of each balance separately.  This exists in every exchange that accepts both Bitcoin AND Litecoin.  In that case Litecoin would be "Network-X" in that the transaction structure is the same, but uses a completely separate blockchain, and the exchange keeps track of BOTH Bitcoin and Litecoin blockchains.