Blockchain basics
These illustrations are meant to help explain Blockchain fundamentals. The original (Bitcoin, or Timechain) whitepaper,…
Last updated 2019-03-14
CAP Theorem
In theoretical computer science, the CAP theorem states that it is impossible for a distributed data store (such as a…
Last updated 2018-05-04
The speed of Bitcoin (aka the scaling issue)
Bitcoin is the best-known blockchain implementation, and has been highly successful. Due to its success, its adoption…
Last updated 2018-07-23
Proof-of-Work (PoW)
Operates on the principle that it is expensive to add a block of new transactions to the blockchain. Used by: Bitcoin,…
Last updated 2018-02-26