Bitcoin hard fork

A change in the Bitcoin protocol that all miners and validators must implement. Hard forks are major changes. Contrast with "soft fork," which is an upgraded system that is compatible with the older one. For example, Segregated Witness (SegWit) and Taproot are soft forks of Bitcoin. See SegWit, Taproot and crypto glossary.

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