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    TON, also known as The Open Network (previously Telegram Open Network), is a decentralized layer-1 blockchain. TON was originally developed by Nikolai...
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  • The blockchain is a distributed ledger with growing lists of records (blocks) that are securely linked together via cryptographic hashes. Each block contains...
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    paper for TON blockchain became available. Durov planned to power TON with the existing Telegram user base, and turn it into the largest blockchain and a...
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    Individual coin ownership records are stored in a digital ledger or blockchain, which is a computerized database that uses a consensus mechanism to secure...
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    non-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital identifier that is recorded on a blockchain and is used to certify ownership and authenticity. It cannot be copied...
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    Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among...
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  • several other blockchain platforms such as Base and Polygon. Visa initiated a pilot program in 2023 to send USDC via the Solana blockchain to payment firms...
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  • Terra was a blockchain protocol and payment platform used for algorithmic stablecoins. The project was created in 2018 by Terraform Labs, a startup co-founded...
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  • Solana is a blockchain platform which uses a proof-of-stake mechanism to provide smart contract functionality. Its native cryptocurrency is SOL. Solana...
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    Cardano is a public decentralized blockchain platform which uses the cryptocurrency, ADA, to facilitate transactions. Cardano's development began in 2015...
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  • proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is the DOT. It is designed to allow blockchains to exchange...
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    Bitcoin (section Blockchain)
    independent copy of a public distributed ledger of transactions, called a blockchain, without central oversight. Transactions are validated through the use...
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  • In blockchain, a fork is defined variously as: "What happens when a blockchain diverges into two potential paths forward", "A change in protocol", or...
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  • Chainlink is a decentralized blockchain oracle network. Chainlink's token is on Ethereum. The network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer...
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  • Proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols are a class of consensus mechanisms for blockchains that work by selecting validators in proportion to their quantity of...
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  • Injective (INJ) is a blockchain optimized for Web3 finance. Injective was launched by Injective Labs, which was founded by Eric Chen and Albert Chon in...
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    decentralized, proof-of-stake blockchain with smart contract functionality. The cryptocurrency native to the blockchain is known as Tronix (TRX). It was...
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  • and finances handled through a decentralized ledger technology like a blockchain. In particular, processes run by the decentralized programs must be central...
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    are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all bitcoin transactions; mining...
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  • Smart contract (category Blockchains)
    of blockchain and crypto legal disputes in Britain. Similar to a transfer of value on a blockchain, deployment of a smart contract on a blockchain occurs...
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  • 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2013. Hijfte, Stijn Van (July 6, 2020). Blockchain Platforms: A Look at the Underbelly of Distributed Platforms. Morgan &...
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  • Decentralized application (category Blockchains)
    through the use of smart contracts, that run on a decentralized computing, blockchain or other distributed ledger system. Like traditional applications, DApps...
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  • Distributed ledger (category Blockchains)
    etc.). The most common form of distributed ledger technology is the blockchain[citation needed] (commonly associated with the bitcoin cryptocurrency)...
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  • typically happens off the blockchain, the cryptocurrency or crypto asset used to back this type of stablecoins is done on the blockchain, using smart contracts...
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  • Monero (category Blockchains)
    Monero (/məˈnɛroʊ/; Abbreviation: XMR) is a cryptocurrency which uses a blockchain with privacy-enhancing technologies to obfuscate transactions to achieve...
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  • and services through smart contracts on a programmable, permissionless blockchain. This approach reduces the need for intermediaries such as brokerages...
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    Neo is a blockchain-based cryptocurrency and application platform used to run smart contracts and decentralized applications. The project, originally named...
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    MetaMask (category Blockchain entities)
    is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It allows a user to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension...
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  • January 2024, Tether's official website lists fourteen protocols and blockchains on which Tether has been minted. Tether faces criticism regarding the...
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  • cryptocurrencies. Proofs of space are seen as fairer and greener alternatives by blockchain enthusiasts due to the general-purpose nature of storage and the lower...
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