How the Blockchain Works

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6 Tutorials

Blockchains are one of the core backbones for decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. In this easy-to-understand guide, we cover the fundamentals of blockchains and the problems they solve.

Expected time to completion: 1-2 hours

Syllabus

Why do we need the BlockChain?
4 mins
How does the Blockchain work?
5 mins
Blockchain Hash Function Background
5 mins
Proof of Work
6 mins
Incentives and The Double Spending Problem
6 mins
Applications of Blockchain
10 mins

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Why do we need the BlockChain?

Category: Bitcoin and Blockchain

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About the contributors

Mohit MamoriaMohit Mamoria is a co-founder and CEO at GOD Token (https://godtoken.org).

Prabhav JainMIT 2013. Moderator of Bitcoin and Blockchain community.

Anant JainCrypto enthusiast

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