Blockchain - what is it exactly?

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

7/26/20251 min read

One of the current buzzwords doing the rounds is 'Bitcoin-the digital currency' and its underpinning technology known as 'Blockchain'. So what exactly is Blockchain? The article explains it as "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently and in a verifiable and permanent way.

If the earlier explanation either excites or puzzles you in any measure, I sugges that you read the full article whose link is given below to know more on this topic. At the very least, it will surely prove useful in a situation where you want to portray yourself as a man / woman of the world :-)

https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-truth-about-blockchain