Blockchain
How to read a block explorer, step by step
A block explorer is a free, public window onto any blockchain — here is how to read one safely, from search box to confirmation count.
Blockchain
How distributed ledgers reach agreement, what a block contains, when a transaction becomes final, and which guarantees a chain does not provide.
Blockchain
What goes inside a blockchain block?
A blockchain block is a container with two parts — a header of metadata and a list of transactions — and together those fields are what turn separate batches…
Blockchain
What does block finality mean?
Block finality is the moment a blockchain payment stops being reversible — and it arrives on a different schedule for every chain.
Blockchain
What is a consensus mechanism?
A consensus mechanism is the rule set a blockchain uses to agree on one shared record — and the choice between proof of work and proof of stake shapes…