Hello everyone!
This week, we’re going to dive into a theory which is currently not widely known or appreciated.
As we know, the blockchain has the potential to provide a more secure way to share data.
However, the underlying blockchain technology that powers Bitcoin and Ethereum also has a strong potential to be used to create more secure distributed applications.
As such, we may see many developers using the Blockchain to create distributed applications which, once deployed, could be used for the sharing of data and information without the need for a trusted third party.
The use of Blockchain for this purpose is not limited to the use of the cryptocurrency as a store of value.
This could also be used in the form of distributed applications and applications that do not rely on a centralized data storage and transmission network, such as the ones used in a distributed application for a social networking service or for financial services.
It is this potential for decentralization of data which has the power to make it more secure than the traditional blockchain technology.
The concept of a distributed ledger of transactions can be defined as a system of record, where each node in the system maintains a copy of that information.
This system is then shared with all nodes, which then can verify the information contained within the data stored in the ledger.
However for a distributed database, the process of verifying the data is not a simple process, and the nodes may not be able to verify all the data contained within a transaction.
The network of nodes that create the ledger must also verify the validity of the transactions, and this can be done by the application that is running the application on a distributed computing platform such as a distributed cloud.
In this case, the application may have to rely on the nodes that are participating in the application to verify the correctness of the data, as they are the only nodes that can verify it.
This makes it possible for the application’s nodes to be isolated from one another, and therefore the process is much more difficult to scale and manage.
This isolation also has the effect of allowing nodes to become more secure, as the data cannot be easily replicated and therefore it is more difficult for malicious actors to compromise the integrity of the network.
While the blockchain technology used in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has a potential to create a more decentralized application, it does have its drawbacks.
For example, some of the properties that make Bitcoin and its counterpart Ethereum secure, such the transaction verification, cannot be done with the blockchain itself, which can be vulnerable to a variety of attacks.
Furthermore, the applications that run on a blockchain must be hosted on a trusted server and therefore, this can provide the node with a much higher degree of privacy and confidentiality.
The same is true for the applications which run on distributed cloud platforms.
As a result, it is not possible to create decentralized applications which have a much more robust set of security properties.
In the next few weeks, we will delve into a variety and types of applications that use the blockchain for sharing information, but for now, we want to focus on the potential for decentralized applications and distributed applications to be built with the Blockchain.