A week ago we had an article on how one of the fundamental database theorems – the CAP theorem – relates to blockchain. On the surface, when viewed as a traditional database, blockchain fails to perform well under the theorem. However, when the question of trust is added to the mix, blockchain comes into its own. The article is here, and a link to a companion paper published by Chainfrog can be found here.

The article also provides a summary of what blockchain forks are, and why they are significant, especially now in the light of the Bitcoin Cash fork, and the impending SegWit2x fork.