• A blockchain is a distributed ledger with growing lists of records (blocks) that are securely linked together via cryptographic hashes. Each block contains...
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  • Blockchain.com (formerly Blockchain.info) is a cryptocurrency financial services company. The company began as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer in...
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  • Terra is a blockchain protocol and payment platform used for algorithmic stablecoins. The project was created in 2018 by Terraform Labs, a startup co-founded...
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  • Solana is a blockchain platform which uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is SOL. Solana...
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    Individual coin ownership records are stored in a digital ledger or "blockchain," which is a computerized database using strong cryptography to secure...
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    decentralized, proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is known as Tronix (TRX). It was...
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  • Ethereum-based cryptocurrency that leverages the security of the Ethereum blockchain while having its own economy. In October 2021, the project raised an initial...
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    non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital identifier that is recorded on a blockchain and is used to certify ownership and authenticity. It cannot be copied...
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    Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among...
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  • up blockchain or block chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blockchain is a sequential distributed database used in cryptocurrencies. Blockchain or...
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  • a list of blockchains - decentralized, cryptographic databases - and other distributed ledgers. Defined as per ISO 22739:2020 - Blockchain and distributed...
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  • In blockchain, a fork is defined variously as: "What happens when a blockchain diverges into two potential paths forward", "A change in protocol", or...
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    Bitcoin (section Blockchain)
    cryptography and record them in a public distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight. Consensus between nodes is achieved using...
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    Cardano is a public blockchain platform. It is open-source and decentralized, with consensus achieved using proof of stake. It can facilitate peer-to-peer...
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  • proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is the DOT. It is designed to allow blockchains to exchange...
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  • Proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols are a class of consensus mechanisms for blockchains that work by selecting validators in proportion to their quantity of...
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    are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all bitcoin transactions; mining...
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  • A blockchain is a shared database that records transactions between two parties in an immutable ledger. Blockchain documents and confirms pseudonymous...
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  • Video games can include elements that use blockchain technologies, including cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), often as a form of monetization...
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    Avalanche is a decentralized, open-source Layer-1 blockchain that uniquely combines a tri-chain architecture (C-Chain, P-Chain, and X-Chain) with customizable...
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  • Chainlink is a decentralized blockchain oracle network. Chainlink's token is on Ethereum. The network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer...
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    tokens (NFTs), and related blockchain technologies. He is the author of the cryptocurrency books Attack of the 50-foot Blockchain (2017), and Libra Shrugged...
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  • USD Coin (redirect from Base (blockchain))
    available on several other blockchain platforms such as Polygon. Visa initiated a pilot program to send USDC via the Solana blockchain to payment firms Worldpay...
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  • Blockchain as a service (BaaS) is an enterprise-level software service that allows businesses to use cloud-based solutions to build, host and use their...
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  • 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Hijfte, Stijn Van (July 6, 2020). Blockchain Platforms: A Look at the Underbelly of Distributed Platforms. Morgan &...
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  • Web3 (category Blockchains)
    World Wide Web which incorporates concepts such as decentralization, blockchain technologies, and token-based economics. This is distinct from Tim Berners-Lee's...
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  • A blockchain oracle is a third-party service for smart contracts. Oracles provide trusted information based on the outside-world sources to the on-blockchain...
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  • Blockchain Capital (formerly Crypto Currency Partners) is a venture capital company founded in 2013 by brothers Paul Bart Stephens and William Bradford...
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  • The Congressional Blockchain Caucus is a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives and staff. The caucus was founded during the 114th United States Congress...
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    Polygon (formerly Matic Network) is a blockchain platform which aims to create a multi-chain blockchain system compatible with Ethereum. As with Ethereum...
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