The Bitcoin Blockchain Explained

What is a blockchain and why is it the future of the web?

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08 Jul 2015

Bitcoin is an online currency with a security system run by a massive network of total strangers. Trusting strangers with your digital information may sound silly, but it’s actually a revolution in distributed computing. And one day, systems like Bitcoin could be the future of all secure digital transactions.

Morgen E. Peck

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The Bitcoin Blockchain Explained

What is a blockchain and why is it the future of the web?

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