68: What is Blockchain?

Blockchain is the software that runs every cryptocurrency. What exactly is blockchain though? What features of blockchain make it possible to have cryptocurrency? Since the invention of blockchain, there have been many who've explored the use cases of blockchain. This episode breaks down blockchain, and talks about which use cases would actually benefit from running on blockchain.

 

(00:00) - Introduction

(03:18) - What is Blockchain? And our background discussing it

(09:40) - What is a Signature?

(12:26) - Why is it difficult to go back and change/modify a certain block?

(16:42) - Some of the use cases of Blockchain, and where 'trust' comes in

(21:04) - Smart contracts, and the two types of Blockchains

(30:51) - More use cases of Blockchain

(35:59) - Closing Thoughts

 

Edited and Mixed by Kaushik Sethunath.

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