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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).
Blockchain-based database. The blockchain-based database is a combination of traditional database and distributed database where data is transacted and recorded via Database Interface [1] (also known as Compute Interface) [2] supported by multiple-layers of blockchains. [3] The database itself is shared in the form of an encrypted /immutable ...
Uses Distributed computing. Cardano is a public blockchain platform. It is open-source and decentralized, with consensus achieved using proof of stake. It can facilitate peer-to-peer transactions with its internal cryptocurrency, ADA. [5] Cardano's development began in 2015, led by Ethereum co-founder Charles Hoskinson.
ICON is a permission less, non-hierarchical network of computers (nodes) that build on a growing series of "blocks" of transactions, known as a blockchain. Each block contains an identifier of the chain that must precede it if the block is to be considered valid. ICON's consensus mechanism is called Loop Fault Tolerance (LFT), a modified ...
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.
Illuvium (gaming developer) Illuvium is a blockchain -based gaming developer focused on creating an Interoperable Blockchain Game (IBG) ecosystem on the Ethereum blockchain. Iluvium has created three games, Illuvium overworld, Illuvium arena, and Illuvium zero. These games each have assets that you as a player own and can transfer from one game ...
Non-fungible token. Illustration of a non-fungible token generated by a smart contract (a program designed to automatically execute contract terms) A non-fungible token ( NFT) is a unique digital identifier that is recorded on a blockchain and is used to certify ownership and authenticity. It cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided. [1]
Meta ( META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking a page out of Google’s Android playbook by announcing on Monday that his company will make its Meta Horizon operating system for AR/VR headsets open ...