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RE: AppBase: The next step forward for the Steem blockchain (let the testing begin)
Please pardon me for being new and somewhat dense. Is this a sidechain and if not, what is the difference?
Please pardon me for being new and somewhat dense. Is this a sidechain and if not, what is the difference?
No, it is not a sidechain. There is still one blockchain, but different components can be turned on/off on the individual nodes. For example, an exchange node may only care about account balance transactions, and may not want to run all of the logic related to posting, commenting, voting, etc.
Got it. Thank you for the clarification.