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B 1 term
BIP
2

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal: a design document proposing changes or extensions to the Bitcoin protocol. BIPs standardi…

D 1 term
DAO
1

Decentralized Autonomous Organization: an organization governed by smart contracts and token-holder or member voting. D…

E 1 term
EIP
1

Ethereum Improvement Proposal: a document describing standards, protocol changes, or application-level conventions in t…

G 1 term
Governance
13

Processes used to coordinate protocol changes and decisions. Governance can be informal (rough consensus) or formalized…

H 1 term
Hard Fork
5

A protocol change that is not backward-compatible, requiring nodes to upgrade to remain on the same network. If not all…

S 1 term
Soft Fork
0

A backward-compatible protocol change that tightens consensus rules. Upgraded nodes enforce new rules; non-upgraded nod…