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BLOCKCHAIN - TECHNOLOGY
BLOCKCHAIN DEFINITION
A blockchain is a circulated information base that is divided between the nodes of a
PC organization
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Blockchains are most popular for their pivotal job in cryptographic money
frameworks, like Bitcoin, for keeping a solid and decentralized record of exchanges
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One vital distinction between a regular data set and a blockchain is the manner by
which the information is organized
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Blocks have specific capacity limits and, when
filled, are shut and connected to the recently filled block, shaping a chain of
information known as the blockchain
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An information base for the most part structures its information into tables, while a
blockchain, similar to its name suggests, structures its information into lumps
(obstructs) that are hung together
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At the point when a square is filled, it is settled forever and turns into a piece of this
timetable
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The P2P design of Blockchains gives a few advantages, for example, more prominent
security contrasted with customary client-server-based networks
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Key Points:
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Blockchain is a type of shared database that differs from a typical database in the
way that it stores information; blockchains store data in blocks that are then linked
together via cryptography
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Once the block is filled with
data, it is chained onto the previous block, which makes the data chained together
in chronological order
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In Bitcoin’s case, blockchain is used in a decentralized way so that no single person
or group has control—rather, all users collectively retain control
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For Bitcoin, this means that transactions are permanently recorded and
viewable to anyone
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The faster it’s received and the more accurate it is, the
better
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A blockchain
network can track orders, payments, accounts, production and much more
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What are the Key elements of a Blockchain:
Distributed ledger technology
All network participants have access to the distributed ledger and its immutable record
of transactions
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Immutable records
No participant can change or tamper with a transaction after it’s been recorded to the
shared ledger
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Smart contracts
To speed transactions, a set of rules — called a smart contract — is stored on the
blockchain and executed automatically
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This organization claims a stockroom
constructing that contains these PCs under one rooftop and has full control of every
one of these PCs and all of the data held inside them
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What occurs assuming the power at that area goes out? Consider the
possibility that its Internet association is cut off
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Consider the possibility that an agitator eradicates everything with a solitary
keystroke
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What a blockchain does is to permit the information held in that data set to be fanned
out among a few organization hubs at different areas
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In
the event that one client alters Bitcoin's record of exchanges, any remaining hubs
would cross-reference one another and effectively pinpoint the hub with the wrong
data
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Along these lines, no single hub inside the organization can change data
held inside it
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Such a record could be a rundown of exchanges, (for
example, with a digital currency), however it likewise is workable for a blockchain to
hold an assortment of other data like lawful agreements, state distinguishing pieces
of proof, or an organization's item stock
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Each node has its own
copy of the chain that gets updated as fresh blocks are confirmed and added
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For example, exchanges have been hacked in the past, where those who kept Bitcoin
on the exchange lost everything
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If the Bitcoins stolen in some of these
hacks were to be moved or spent somewhere, it would be known
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This means that only the owner of a record can decrypt it to reveal their
identity (using a public-private key pair)
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Is Blockchain Secure?
Blockchain innovation accomplishes decentralized security and confidence in more
ways than one
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That is, they are generally added to the "end" of the blockchain
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That is on the grounds that each square
contains its own hash, alongside the hash of the square before it, as well as the
recently referenced time stamp
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In the event that
that data is altered in any capacity, the hash code changes also
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If they
somehow happened to adjust their own single duplicate, it would never again line up
all the others' duplicate
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Succeeding with such a hack would require that the hacker simultaneously control and
alter 51% or more of the copies of the blockchain so that their new copy becomes the
majority copy and, thus, the agreed-upon chain
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Because of the size of numerous digital currency organizations and how quick they are
developing, the expense to pull off such an accomplishment most likely would be
impossible
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Doing
something like this wouldn't be ignored, as organization individuals would see such
extraordinary modifications to the blockchain
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This
would make the went after variant of the symbolic plunge in esteem, making the
assault at last trivial, as the agitator has control of a useless resource
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It is
fabricated this way so that participating in the organization is definitely more
financially boosted than going after it
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Blockchain
Blockchain technology was first outlined in 1991 by Stuart Haber and W
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But it wasn’t until almost two decades later, with
the launch of Bitcoin in January 2009, that blockchain had its first real-world
application
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In a research paper introducing the digital
currency, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, referred to it as “a new
electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party
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As discussed above, this could be in the
form of transactions, votes in an election, product inventories, state identifications,
deeds to homes, and much more
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The idea of blockchain's
unchanging nature implies that false democratic would become undeniably more hard
to happen
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Every
competitor would then be given a particular wallet address, and the electors would
send their token or crypto to the location of whichever contender for whom they wish
to cast a ballot
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Blockchain vs
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Be that as it may,
banks and decentralized blockchains are unfathomably unique
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How Are Blockchains Used?
As we presently know, blocks on Bitcoin's blockchain store information about money
related exchanges
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However, it would seem blockchain is really a solid
approach to putting away information about different kinds of exchanges also
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For instance, IBM
has made its Food Trust blockchain to follow the excursion that food items take to get
to their locations
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coli,
salmonella, and listeria, as well as perilous materials being incidentally acquainted
with food sources
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Utilizing
blockchain enables brands to follow a food item's course from its starting point,
through each stop it makes, lastly, its conveyance
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That, yet these organizations can likewise now see all the other things
it might have interacted with, permitting the distinguishing proof of the issue to
happen far sooner and possibly saving lives
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Banking and Finance
Maybe no industry stands to profit from incorporating blockchain into its business
activities more than banking
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That implies assuming you attempt to store a beware
of Friday at 6 p
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, you will probably need to hold on until Monday morning to see
that cash hit your record
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Blockchain, then
again, never rests
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With blockchain, banks
likewise have the chance to trade assets between foundations all the more rapidly and
safely
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Given the size of the totals in question, even the couple of days that the cash is on the
way can convey huge expenses and dangers for banks
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The U
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dollar is constrained by the Federal Reserve
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Assuming a client's bank is hacked, the client's private data is in danger
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In 2008, a few bombing banks
were rescued — to some degree utilizing citizen cash
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By spreading its activities across an organization of PCs, blockchain permits Bitcoin and
other digital currencies to work without the requirement for a focal power
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It can likewise give those in nations with shaky monetary forms
or monetary foundations a more steady cash with additional applications and a more
extensive organization of people and establishments with whom they can carry on
with work, both locally and universally
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A few
nations might be war-torn or have legislatures that come up short on genuine
foundation to give distinguishing proof
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Healthcare
Healthcare providers can leverage blockchain to securely store their patients’ medical
records
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These personal health records could be encoded and stored on
the blockchain with a private key, so that they are only accessible by certain
individuals, thereby ensuring privacy
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Today, an actual deed should be conveyed to an

administration worker at the neighborhood recording office, where it is physically
placed into the region's focal data set and public list
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This interaction isn't simply exorbitant and tedious — it is additionally inclined to
human blunder, where every mistake makes following property proprietorship less
effective
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Assuming property
proprietorship is put away and confirmed on the blockchain, proprietors can believe
that their deed is precise and forever recorded
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In the event that a gathering living in such
a region can use blockchain, then straightforward and clear timetables of property
proprietorship could be laid out
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Brilliant agreements work under
a bunch of conditions to which clients concur
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Say, for instance, that a potential occupant might want to rent a condo utilizing a savvy
contract
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Both the occupant and the
landowner would send their individual segments of the arrangement to the shrewd
agreement, which would clutch and consequently trade the entryway code for the

security store on the date when the rent starts
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This would dispose of the charges and cycles normally connected
with the utilization of a legal official, an outsider arbiter, or lawyers
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This would allow companies to verify the authenticity of not only their
products but also common labels such as “Organic,” “Local,” and “Fair Trade
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Voting
As mentioned above, blockchain could be used to facilitate a modern voting system
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Using blockchain in this way would make votes nearly impossible to tamper
with
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This would eliminate the need for recounts or any real
concern that fraud might threaten the election
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From greater user privacy and heightened security to

lower processing fees and fewer errors, blockchain technology may very well see
applications beyond those outlined above
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Pros
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Improved accuracy by removing human involvement in verification

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Cost reductions by eliminating third-party verification

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Decentralization makes it harder to tamper with

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Transactions are secure, private, and efficient

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Transparent technology

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Provides a banking alternative and a way to secure personal information for
citizens of countries with unstable or underdeveloped governments

Cons
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Significant technology cost associated with mining bitcoin

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Low transactions per second

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History of use in illicit activities, such as on the dark web

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Regulation varies by jurisdiction and remains uncertain

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Data storage limitations

Benefits of Blockchains

Accuracy of the Chain
Exchanges on the blockchain network are endorsed by an organization of thousands
of PCs
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Regardless of whether a PC on
the organization were to commit a computational error, the mistake would simply be
made to one duplicate of the blockchain
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Cost Reductions
Ordinarily, shoppers pay a bank to check an exchange, a legal official to sign an archive,
or a clergyman to play out a marriage
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For instance, entrepreneurs
cause a little charge at whatever point they acknowledge installments utilizing Visas,
since banks and installment handling organizations need to deal with those exchanges
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Decentralization
Blockchain doesn't store any of its data in a focal area
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At the point when
another square is added to the blockchain, each PC on the organization refreshes its
blockchain to mirror the change
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On the off chance that a duplicate of the blockchain fell under the control
of a programmer, just a solitary duplicate of the data, instead of the whole organization,
would be compromised
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If
you attempt to deposit a check on Friday evening, for example, you may not actually
see funds in your account until Monday morning
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Transactions can be completed
in as little as 10 minutes and can be considered secure after just a few hours
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Private Transactions
Many blockchain networks operate as public databases, meaning that anyone with an
Internet connection can view a list of the network’s transaction history
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It is a common misperception that
blockchain networks like bitcoin are anonymous, when in fact they are only
confidential
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Their personal information is not
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Secure Transactions
Once a transaction is recorded, its authenticity must be verified by the blockchain
network
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After a computer has validated the transaction, it is added

to the blockchain block
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When the information on a block is
edited in any way, that block’s hash code changes—however, the hash code on the
block after it would not
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Transparency
Most blockchains are entirely open-source software
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This gives auditors the ability to review cryptocurrencies
like Bitcoin for security
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Because of this, anyone can suggest changes or
upgrades to the system
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Banking the Unbanked
Perhaps the most profound facet of blockchain and Bitcoin is the ability for anyone,
regardless of ethnicity, gender, or cultural background, to use it
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7 billion adults do not have bank accounts or any means
of storing their money or wealth
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These people often earn a little money that is paid in physical cash
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Keys to a bitcoin wallet can
be stored on a piece of paper, a cheap cell phone, or even memorized if necessary
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Blockchains of the future are also looking for solutions to not only be a unit of account
for wealth storage but also to store medical records, property rights, and a variety of
other legal contracts
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For example, the PoW system which the bitcoin network uses to validate
transactions, consumes vast amounts of computational power
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Despite the costs of mining bitcoin, users continue to drive up their electricity bills to
validate transactions on the blockchain
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When it comes to blockchains that do not use cryptocurrency,
however, miners will need to be paid or otherwise incentivized to validate
transactions
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For example, bitcoin-mining
farms have been set up to use solar power, excess natural gas from fracking sites, or
power from wind farms
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Bitcoin’s
PoW system takes about 10 minutes to add a new block to the blockchain
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Although other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum perform better

than bitcoin, they are still limited by blockchain
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Solutions to this issue have been in development for years
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The other issue is that each block can only hold so much data
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Illegal Activity
While confidentiality on the blockchain network protects users from hacks and
preserves privacy, it also allows for illegal trading and activity on the blockchain
network
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The dark web allows users to buy and sell illegal goods without being tracked by using
the Tor Browser and make illegal purchases in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies
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S
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This system can be seen as both a pro and a con
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Many have argued that the good uses of crypto, like banking the unbanked world,
outweigh the bad uses of cryptocurrency, especially when most illegal activity is still
accomplished through untraceable cash
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Today, illegal activity accounts for only a
very small fraction of all Bitcoin transactions
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While it is getting increasingly difficult and near impossible to end
something like Bitcoin as its decentralized network grows, governments could
theoretically make it illegal to own cryptocurrencies or participate in their networks
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What Is a Blockchain Platform?
A blockchain platform allows users and developers to create novel uses of an existing
blockchain infrastructure
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But the Ethereum blockchain also allows the
creation of smart contracts and programmable tokens used in initial coin offerings
(ICOs), and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
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How Many Blockchains Are There?
The number of live blockchains is growing every day at an ever-increasing pace
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TYPES OF BLOCKCHAIN?
Public blockchain networks
A public blockchain is one that anyone can join and participate in, such as Bitcoin
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These are important considerations for
enterprise use cases of blockchain
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However, one organization governs the network, controlling
who is allowed to participate, execute a consensus protocol and maintain the shared
ledger
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A private blockchain can be run behind a corporate firewall and
even be hosted on premises
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It is important to note that public blockchain networks can also
be permissioned
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Participants need to obtain an invitation or
permission to join
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These pre-selected organizations determine who may submit transactions or access
the data
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Who Invented Blockchain?
Blockchain technology was first outlined in 1991 by Stuart Haber and W
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1 In the late 1990s, cypherpunk Nick
Szabo proposed using a blockchain to secure a digital payments system, known as bit
gold (which was never implemented)
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As a buzzword on the tongue of every investor in the
nation, blockchain stands to make business and government operations more
accurate, efficient, secure, and cheap, with fewer middlemen
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Today,
we see a proliferation of NFTs and the tokenization of assets
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