Blockchain 2.0 – Let a Thousand Chains Blossom

[maaku]

If thousand chains blossom, how do i know which is the longest and honest one ?

Different chains, not forks of the same chain.

[BittBurger]

Is it correct that Bitcoin would have to do a "hard fork" in order to enable this?

Is that a big deal, or not really?

-B-

[maaku]

No, soft fork.

[evoked22]

Can someone please clarify something for me:

If sidechains are introduced to the existing core bitcoin chain responsible for the transactions in order to bring more applications to the network, how would this effect the miners and the network itself? Also, will the miners need to go verify all the chains and their respective data?


Thank you in advance