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2. 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. 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).

3. Solidity - Wikipedia

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   Solidity is a programming language for implementing smart contracts [6] [7] on various blockchain platforms, most notably, Ethereum. [8] Solidity is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. [9] Solidity was designed by Gavin Wood [10] [non-primary source needed] and developed by Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several ...

4. Distributed ledger - Wikipedia

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   Distributed ledger. A distributed ledger (also called a shared ledger or distributed ledger technology or DLT) is the consensus of replicated, shared, and synchronized digital data that is geographically spread (distributed) across many sites, countries, or institutions. [1] In contrast to a centralized database, a distributed ledger does not ...

5. Smart contract - Wikipedia

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   In this interpretation a smart contract is any kind of computer program which uses a blockchain. A smart contract also can be regarded as a secured stored procedure, as its execution and codified effects (like the transfer of tokens between parties) cannot be manipulated without modifying the blockchain itself. In this interpretation, the ...

6. Bitcoin - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin (abbreviation: BTC; sign: ₿) is the first decentralized cryptocurrency. Nodes in the peer-to-peer bitcoin network verify transactions through cryptography and record them in a public distributed ledger, called a blockchain, without central oversight.

7. Ethereum - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum

   Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (Abbreviation: ETH;) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization.

8. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin protocol. The Bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of Bitcoin. Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all Bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins ...

9. Algorand - Wikipedia

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   Algorand is a blockchain platform founded in 2017 by Silvio Micali, a computer scientist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Micali's expertise in cryptography and distributed systems has been instrumental in shaping Algorand's innovative approach to blockchain technology. [2] [3]