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R. S. Mangrulkar, P. Vijay ChavanBlockchain Essentialshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9975-3_1

1. Introduction to Blockchain

Ramchandra Sharad Mangrulkar1   and Pallavi Vijay Chavan1  
(1)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
 
Keywords
HistoryGrowthLayersTypesConsensus

Readers of this book are likely to have some knowledge and basic idea about the enormous potential of the trending, decentralizing, and trustworthy technology called blockchain. This technology represents an innovation in the digital ecosystem that has significantly impacted trusted computing activities, resulting in an enhanced level of protection from cyber security threats.

This chapter lays out the ...

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