Confirmation in Blockchain implies that a transaction has been processed by the network by clearing the consensus process that has been programmed in the system and thus is eligible...

It’s the technology that powers Blockchains. Though it was first outlined in 1991 by Staurt Haber and W Scott Stornetta, it was first conceptualized by a person or group of people...

It is Public Key cryptography based on elliptic curves over finite fields and their algebraic structure. They are able to provide same cryptographic strength as RSA encryption but with...

In technical terms, for a blockchain, Gossip is the information relayed by each participant repeatedly to another member chosen at random and tells them all they know about...

IBM Blockchain Platform is built on the open source, community-based Hyperledger Fabric platform from Linux Foundation. Several companies have started their Blockchain...

It is the hash of all hashes of all transactions contained in the block. It is part of the Block header. By just downloading the small block headers and merkle tree, it is possible...

Jaxx is always free to use digital wallet for Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Litecoin, Dash, Zcash and a long list of other blockchain assets and cryptocurrencies...

Its a crypto slang used to indicate that a crypto trader or investor is going to miss a huge profit in a particular trade. It is also used as a name for a meme crypto...

Light clients, also known as partial nodes or lightweight clients, are crucial elements in blockchain ecosystems. They help users access and interact with a blockchain in a secure...

A sidechain is a secondary blockchain connected to the main blockchain with a two-way peg for exchange of transactions from main chain to side chain and vice versa. They provide efficiency and...

Permissionless blockchains are blockchains that require no prior permission to join or use them. They are also known as public blockchains. They digitize trust and eliminate the need...

Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems, at present or in future, without any restrictions...

Double-spending is a unique problem associated with digital currencies, that allows for an online value unit to be spent more than once. This is because the digital information surrounding...

A site run by Gavin Andresen to make Bitcoin popular. The visitors to the website had to complete a captcha to earn 5 Bitcoins. This was done with an intention to ensure that Bitcoin reached...

A Blockchain requiring permission or prior approval before using it is known as Permissioned Blockchain. It is also known as Private or Enterprise Blockchain where Blockchain is hosted by...

Microchain which is a variation of sidechain enables assets of a chain to be transferred to another blockchain. In reality, there is no actual transfer of assets from one chain to another...

Metropolis is the 3rd stage in the 4-stage evolution of Ethereum, after Frontier and Homestead. It has lot of interesting features such as...

Homestead is the second major version of the Ethereum platform and is the first production release of Ethereum. It includes several protocol changes and a networking change that provides the...

Hashcash is a proof-of-work system, based on SHA-1 algorithm and invented by Adam Back in 1997. Its bedrock is based on the concept that some mathematical results are easy to verify but difficult...

It represents cryptocurrency traders or investors who keep holding onto their respective cryptocurrencies even when their price or value drops. They believe that such price drop is only...