Blockchain

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data (generally represented as a Merkle tree).

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What is a smart contract?

public – 2 min read

Smart contracts are one of the most promising applications in the Blockchain ecosystem. Unlike a traditional deal, the execution is guaranteed by a legislative framework, and the execution is governed by computer code.

Feb 27, 2020

Sharding, Ethereum's solution to scaling up

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Scalability, or the ability to scale up, is one of the most important issues when it comes to crypto-economic protocols such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Feb 25, 2020

Brave - A Web Browser that pays its users and respects privacy

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The Browser that already has more than 8 million users finally got out of beta and launched its version 1.0. It is the first mainstream Browser that pays its users, respects privacy while being user-friendly and fast.

Jan 25, 2020