The name blockchain is hardly accidental: The digital ledger is often described as a “chain” that’s made up of individual “blocks” of data. As fresh data is periodically added to the ...

Each computer that has access to the chain has its own copy. It is literally a chain of blocks of information. As a new piece of information is added to the ledger, it creates a new block in the ...

Layer 2 scaling solutions are programs, networks, or other blockchains that offload some of a primary chain’s work, conduct it, and periodically send the data back to be processed. Scaling to ...

For example, on Bitcoin, a transaction is generally considered final after six confirmations — i.e., six new blocks added to the chain. State finality, on the other hand, focuses on the entire ...

Each block in the chain contains a list of transactions, and once a block is completed, it is added to the chain in chronological order. This creates an immutable record that is accessible to all ...

The use cases are wide-ranging, from finance and energy trading to supply chain management. At Cointelegraph, we are chronicling the evolving blockchain industry. Is it revolutionary or overhyped?

The funding comes as demand for blockchain security rises, with major financial institutions and fintech firms expanding their on-chain operations. Blockaid, which started operations in 2023 and ...