January 2019
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
11h 17m
English
BigchainDB is database software that inherits many of the properties of blockchain systems. It brings together the best features of both structured databases (high transaction rates and low latency) and blockchain systems (immutability, decentralization, and identity). The initial implementation of BigchainDB did not achieve pure decentralization because it was susceptible to single points of failure. The recent release of BigchainDB achieves decentralization by ensuring Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) of the nodes. This was achieved by integrating the Tendermint protocol, which is used for networking and consensus functionalities.
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