Digital cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin may have failed to unseat their more traditional rivals, but the technology that underpins Bitcoin may yet bring about a revolution in finance and other industries. This technology is called the “blockhain”.
The blockchain acts as a public database or ledger, and is the technology that stores the details of every exchange of bitcoins. What makes it particularly clever is that it is designed to stop the same bitcoin being spent twice, without the need for a third party (like a bank).
http://theconversation.com/bitcoin-might-not-change-the-world-but-the-blockchain-that-makes-it-work-might-52516
Topic: [2015-12-18] Bitcoin might not change the world, but the blockchain..... (Read 248 times)
December 17, 2015, 09:15:21 PM
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