Sidechain
A separate blockchain, attached to a parent blockchain that allows assets to be interchangeable, in turn increasing the scope, throughput and availability of their parent chains.
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The application moved transactions to a sidechain connected to the main blockchain.
- The application moved transactions to a sidechain connected to the main blockchain.
- Users locked assets on the base network before receiving a corresponding balance on the sidechain.
- A sidechain can use different consensus rules from the chain to which it is connected.
- The bridge allows tokens to move between the main chain and the sidechain.
- Developers chose a sidechain to offer lower fees for in-game transactions.
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