January 2019
Beginner to intermediate
372 pages
11h 17m
English
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What can we store on a blockchain?
We previously compared blockchains with databases and analyzed their respective properties to evaluate their suitability before selecting one as our storage mechanism. We have assumed that a blockchain can store similar information that can be inserted into a database. Although it is possible to insert any data into a blockchain, it is not the preferred storage mechanism for static data. In this section, we will list out a few of the constraints on storing data on a blockchain.