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Technically

What's a Blockchain?

[Technically tries crypto] it's really just online accounting

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Justin
Feb 06, 2023
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This is a guest post from Shekar Ramaswamy, author of the Coinsights newsletter. If you’re interested in simple breakdowns of Web3 topics, check it out.

TL;DR

A blockchain is a digital ledger. Blockchains as a concept have been around for a while, but they’ve recently become popular because of the cryptocurrency boom (Bitcoin anyone?).

  • A blockchain is just…

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