Blockchain

5 terms in this category.

Blockchain

A decentralized digital ledger that records transactions across many computers simultaneously.

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Consensus Mechanism

A protocol that enables nodes in a decentralized network to collectively agree on the state of the ledger.

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Decentralization

The distribution of control and decision-making from a single central authority to many independent participants within a network.

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Merkle Tree

A cryptographic tree data structure that optimizes data integrity verification in blockchain.

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Proof of Work

A blockchain consensus mechanism that requires miners to solve computationally intensive cryptographic puzzles to validate blocks.

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