https://wiki.fintechlab.unibocconi.eu/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=%22blockchain_definition%22"blockchain definition" - Revision history2026-05-27T19:46:14ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://wiki.fintechlab.unibocconi.eu/index.php?title=%22blockchain_definition%22&diff=349&oldid=prevPacchioni: Blockchain Definition2023-06-15T08:11:57Z<p>Blockchain Definition</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Blockchain Definitions==<br />
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The term '''‘blockchain’''' means any technology <br>1. where data is<br />
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- shared across a network to create a public ledger of verified transactions or information among network participants; <br />
- linked using cryptography to maintain the integrity of the public ledger and to execute other functions; and <br />
- distributed to network participants in an automated fashion to concurrently update network participants on the state of <br />
the public ledger and any other functions;<br />
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2. composed of source code that is publicly available.<br />
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The term '''‘blockchain network’''' means any blockchain or blockchain protocol.<br />
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The term '''‘blockchain protocol’''' means any self-executing software deployed to a blockchain composed of source code that is publicly available and accessible, including a smart contract or any network of smart contracts.</div>Pacchioni