DLT and blockchain

Blockchain is a P2P network, where the ledger is distributed and transactions are posted to the ledger only upon consensus. Such a P2P network, along with various components such as smart contracts, cryptography, and algorithms, help to build a blockchain network that delivers trust. Blockchain allows participating parties (nodes) to establish consensus without an intermediary, which leads to a single distributed truth (ledger). There's no reconciliation, no delays, and no intermediary, and transactions are recorded in real time over an immutable ledger forever.

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