Blockchain

Quick definition

A shared, tamper-resistant ledger of transactions maintained by thousands of computers.

A blockchain is a public record of transactions copied across thousands of independent computers worldwide. Because everyone holds the same ledger and new entries require network consensus, no single party can secretly alter history.

Bitcoin's blockchain is the original and most battle-tested. Your coins 'live' on the blockchain โ€” wallets just hold the keys that control them.

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