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What is blockchain? You Need to Know

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By Avijit RayPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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What is blockchain? You Need to Know
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Blockchain technology is bumming right now. But most people don’t know the basic information about this technology. Today in that post we will discuss the basic information about the blockchain. It will help you with the new revelation of the technology.

Let’s start it.

What is blockchain in simple words?

Blockchain is a system that helps us to store our digital information in a way that makes it impossible to hack, change or cheat on the system. A blackchin is a system that is duplicated and distributed on the entire computer network. So, the information in a blockchain is immutable means it can’t delete anymore.

How does it work?

From the definition of blockchain, you came to know that blackchin is distributed in the computer network. Every part of a blockchain is distribution is called a block. All of the blocks are interconal to each other. The blocks also share their information in that way, if anyone hacks a block on a network he or she can’t get the information because the information is dependent on the next block. So, no one can hack a blockchain.

What is blockchain used for?

Blockchain is a great technology that can change the whole centralized world. We can replace many centralized systems in our life with blockchain. Everybody already knows about crypto. It will be the replacement of the regular banking system and money. We can use blockchain technology to identify a person’s identity and records. If we can do it the complexity of moving from one county to another will go. Because if we will able to do that any people in the world can check anyone’s background record and authorize him to stay there.

What is a blockchain for example?

In the part on blockchain uses we already discuss what we can do with the blockchain. In that part I will give you some examples, the first example is NFT which is also called digital art in a token form. With this tech, we can authorize our digital art. There is also an example called Defi or digital finance. With this tech, people can easily invest or borrow money and use it in their life. It is safe because the information is tracked by blockchain.

Is blockchain the future?

The future of blockchain is beyond. The journey of that technology just started. We need to use them in our life to make them decentralize. If a new person wants to grow his career in this field, it is a great time for him or her to grow a big career in this field. They can also innovate many places in our life where they can use blockchain and make our life easy.

What is the biggest blockchain company?

In the world, IBM is the biggest company in the blockchain sector. They invested more than 200 million Doller research on blockchain projects. They want to integrate Hyperledger and the IBM cloud into their systems.

How do blockchain companies make money?

Blockchain companies make money with their Contract Agreements with other companies. They help them by providing blockchain infostructure and building blockchain applications. They are not able to use or sell their user information or use them for advertising. For that reason, blockchain technology is so nice.

Is Bitcoin a blockchain?

Yes, bitcoin is also a blockchain. It works on the concept of the blockchain. Bitcoin is the first cryptocurrency in the world that depends on blockchain.

Who invented blockchain?

Blockchain is invented by an unknown person. Many people believe that Satoshi Nakamoto who created the first cryptocurrency bitcoin invented the blockchain.

Can you invest in blockchain?

Generally, blockchain is a technology or tool. It has a wide level of use. There is no system to invest in bitcoin technology right now. But you can invest in different blockchain startups through different many investing apps.

Hope you enjoy the article and learn about some basics of blockchain. If you want to learn more stay with us.

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