Blockchain

Blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.

By design, a blockchain is resistant to modification of the data. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way".

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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April 13, 2022  |  CBDC

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April 11, 2022  |  Blockchain

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In a speech delivered on April 8, 2022 at Georgetown University, Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...

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