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minus-squarelone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoA blockchain is nothing more than a data structure. It’s essentially a linked list using the hash of the previous block. Distributed consensus is something blockchains are useful for, but it doesn’t define it
minus-square__dev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoNo, that’s a Merkel tree. Been around since 1979.
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoNah, you can pretty easily define a Blockchain as a special case of a Merkel tree with a distributed consensus method.
A blockchain is nothing more than a data structure. It’s essentially a linked list using the hash of the previous block. Distributed consensus is something blockchains are useful for, but it doesn’t define it
No, that’s a Merkel tree. Been around since 1979.
Nah, you can pretty easily define a Blockchain as a special case of a Merkel tree with a distributed consensus method.