Ca, Inc.

Steve Versteeg

Serge Mankovskii

A fork in a block chain data structure is identified, the block chain data structure including a first set of blocks each describing a respective transaction. The fork includes a first branch beginning with a first block and a second branch beginning with a different second block. The first branch includes a first set of blocks comprising at least the first block, and the second branch includes a second set of blocks including at least the second block. A determination is made, based on a consensus protocol, that the second branch is to be discarded. Accordingly, a meta block is generated to identify and describe the second branch. The meta block is to be included in a meta block chain data structure. The meta block chain data structure is separate from the block chain data structure and comprises meta blocks to record orphan branches of the block chain data structure.

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Victoria, Australia

Steve Versteeg