A blockchain is a network of decentralized and distributed data (ledger), meaning the users share the ownership and management of the network through computer nodes. As a database, blockchain stores ...

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Blockchain application development refers to the process of creating a blockchain-native application. Blockchain development differs from traditional application development in several important ways.

In October 2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping noted: “We must take the blockchain as an important breakthrough for independent innovation of core technologies, clarify the main direction, increase ...

A subset of digital forensics called blockchain forensics uses blockchain data analysis to look into illegal transactions, fraud and other types of criminal conduct. Blockchain is a distributed ledger ...