Foundations of Blockchain

Claiming the asset

When an asset is transferred and transmitted with the information required in the transaction, the blockchain network will ensure that it is included in the blockchain after validating the transaction and the block in which it was included. When the transaction is included in the blockchain, everyone will be able to see this transaction, but only the owner to whom it was addressed will be able to claim the asset:

Figure 3.5: Bob verifying the transaction by means of public information

The level of security provided by the asymmetric key cryptography used in the digital signature will make sure that only the node that owns ...