Each blockchain has a series of nodes which are all connected. Some nodes store copies of the entire blockchain, some are for transaction verification, and some are for mining. Learn about the different types of nodes and how they all work together.
What is a DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation) and how it works
Decentralisation is one of the central principles of #bitcoin and a key factor in its popularity. It removes the middlemen and brings us one step closer to the future. But how can decentralised systems change the world? With DAOs or Decentralised Autonomous Organisations, smart contracts can do things which were once only possible in science fiction.
Blockchain transactions [11 of 20] | Beginner’s Series to: Blockchain
See what metadata a blockchain transaction is typically composed of and understand what it all means.
Consensus algortihms [10 of 20] | Beginner’s Series to: Blockchain
Join Meaghan Lewis as she discusses how consensus algorithms work with blockchain. Understand the proof of work and proof of stake algorithms, how they work, and their differences to verify transactions and adding new blocks to the blockchain.
What is Tokenisation? – Fintelum
What is tokenization? It is the year 2020 and looking up the verb “to tokenize” in the Oxford dictionary doesn’t yield a definition of value on a peer-to-peer network – a blockchain. But then again – the same was true for the verb “to google”, back in the year 2000 – It didn’t mean “to search on the internet”.
Tokenomics 2nd Conference – Getting Blockchain Incentives Right
Zahra Ebrahimi (Carnegie Mellon University), Bryan Routledge (Carnegie Mellon University), and Ariel Zetlin-Jones (Carnegie Mellon University).
Mining [9 of 20] | Beginner Series to: Blockchain
Mining is the process of creating new blocks on a blockchain. Learn about how the mining process works.
Blockchain cryptography [8 of 20] | Beginner’s Series to: Blockchain
One of the primary advantages of blockchain is that it is secure. Understand more about hashing functions, and public and private keys, and how they work to make transactions on blockchain safe.
Learn about Ethereum [7 of 20] | Beginner’s Series to: Blockchain
Ethereum is the world’s first programmable blockchain. Learn about the origin and history of Ethereum and how it’s grown to where it is today.
Learn about Bitcoin [6 of 20] | Beginner’s Series to: Blockchain
Bitcoin is one of the most popular cryptocurrencies. Learn more about how Bitcoin works and how you can buy and sell it yourself.