Difference Between SideChains and State Channels

A complete comparison of the two scaling methods.

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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…