Blockchain vs Distributed Ledger

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Blockchain
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fundamentals

Blockchain is a digital ledger technology that records transactions in connected blocks, creating a permanent, transparent, and tamper-proof record distributed across multiple computers.

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Distributed Ledger
beginner
fundamentals

A distributed ledger is a database that is shared, replicated, and synchronized across multiple locations, institutions, or participants, with no central administrator, allowing transparent and immutable record-keeping through consensus among network participants.

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