Difference between #sidechains and State Channels
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Difference Between SideChains and State ChannelsA complete comparison of the two scaling methods.State Channels and Sidechains are the two terms in #ethereum community that are often used interchangeably, thus causing mass confusion.But today we will get it clear.Go make a cup of coffee first, it’s going to be a long one.The purpose of this article is to clearly define:What are State channels ?What are Sidechains ?Then we will compare the two:What problems are they trying to solve ?Which is a better scaling solution among the two ?Without wasting much time, let’s get started.What are State Channels ?State channels are a very broad and simple way to think about blockchain interactions which could occur on the blockchain, but instead get conducted off of the blockchain, without significantly (...)