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  2. A blockchain is a digitally distributed, decentralized, public ledger that exists across a network. It is most noteworthy in its use with cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

  3. Blockchain is an immutable digital ledger that enables secure transactions across a peer-to-peer network. It records, stores and verifies data using decentralized techniques to eliminate the need for third parties, like banks or governments. Every transaction is recorded, then stored in a block on the blockchain.

  4. What Is Blockchain? - IBM

    www.ibm.com/topics/blockchain

    Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network. An asset can be tangible (a house, car, cash, land) or intangible (intellectual property, patents, copyrights, branding).

  5. Blockchain - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain

    A blockchain is a distributed ledger with growing lists of records (blocks) that are securely linked together via cryptographic hashes. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree, where data nodes are represented by leaves).

  6. What is blockchain technology? | McKinsey - McKinsey & Company

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    Put simply, blockchain is a technology that enables the secure sharing of information. Data, obviously, is stored in a database. Transactions are recorded in an account book called a ledger.

  7. What Is Blockchain Technology? - CoinDesk

    www.coindesk.com/learn/what-is-blockchain-technology

    Blockchain is a type of ledger technology that stores and records data. Blockchain is the buzzword that seems to dominate any conversation about the future of technology, from the power...

  8. What is Blockchain? Definition, Examples and How it Works -...

    www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/blockchain

    Blockchain is the technology that digital currency, cryptocurrency and Bitcoin are built on. More specifically, it's the underlying technology that constructs a decentralized digital ledger that enables exchanges between multiple parties in a secure, immutable manner. Digital currency.

  9. Blockchain technology is an advanced database mechanism that allows transparent information sharing within a business network. A blockchain database stores data in blocks that are linked together in a chain.

  10. What Is Blockchain? The Complete WIRED Guide | WIRED

    www.wired.com/story/guide-blockchain

    Feb 2, 2023 1:24 PM. The WIRED Guide to the Blockchain. The idea of creating tamper-proof databases has captured the attention of everyone from anarchist techies to staid bankers. Illustrations:...

  11. Explainer: What is a blockchain? | MIT Technology Review

    www.technologyreview.com/2018/04/23/143477

    A mathematical structure for storing data in a way that is nearly impossible to fake. It can be used for all kinds of valuable data. Who created the first blockchain? “I’ve been working on...