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Subchain

A blockchain that runs separately from a cryptocurrency's main blockchain, using the native currency to carry out transactions. Subchains help scalability by reducing the amount of data stored on a cryptocurrency's main blockchain, often called the "parent chain."

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Parent Chain

A cryptocurrency's main blockchain which connects its sidechains or subchains.

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