Module 2 · Lesson 5 · 8 min

What is a Blockchain?

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain what a block, a hash and a node are, and how they fit together.
  • Show why editing an old block is visible all the way to the newest one.
  • Spot claims a blockchain can't back up, such as "it's on the blockchain, so it's true".

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