A blockchain is a kind of database invented in 2008 that stores and secures information in sequential blocks. Unlike the case with traditional databases, a blockchain’s contents are not kept on a ...

Imagine a notebook that everyone in the world can see but no one can erase. Now imagine that this notebook isn’t stored in just one place, but copied and constantly updated on millions of computers at ...

Rapidly evolving AI, and humans’ experience with it, unearths a litany of economic and societal issues related to intellectual property rights, individual privacy, transparency, security and other ...

While some believe Web3 games will remain a minuscule part of the broader video game market, it’s getting harder and harder ...

Finality in blockchain means reaching a point where a transaction is permanent and irreversible. Once a transaction achieves finality, it’s locked in and cannot be altered or undone. This is crucial ...

How should enterprises choose in 2026? Know the trade-offs in cost, control, and scalability for decentralized infrastructure.

This is not reading material for kindergarteners. It is, however, for the benefit of kindergarteners and other young people who will live in a world where blockchain has much to do with their lives. I ...

A nonce, short for “number used once,” is a special number that is assigned to a block in a blockchain during the mining process. It is an essential part of the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Since its ideation over 30 years ago, blockchain’s use by the ...