Module 2 · Lesson 6 · 8 min

How Transactions Get Verified

What you'll be able to do

  • List the checks a node runs on every transaction.
  • Explain how proof of work and proof of stake each choose who adds the next block.
  • Explain why a payment gets safer with each confirmation, and what Ethereum's "finality" adds.

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