But in order for blockchain to become mainstream in a financial and/or nonfinancial sense, it has to be scalable. In other words, it has to be built in such a way that a large number of transactions can be handled per second without compromising the effectiveness or security of the network .
Read moreWhat is scalability problem in blockchain?
The Bitcoin scalability problem refers to the limited capability of the Bitcoin network to handle large amounts of transaction data on its platform in a short span of time . It is related to the fact that records (known as blocks) in the Bitcoin blockchain are limited in size and frequency.
Read moreWhere is the Bitcoin database?
Blockchain is decentralized and hence there is no central place for it to be stored. That’s why it is stored in computers or systems all across the network . These systems or computers are known as nodes. Each of the nodes has one copy of the blockchain or in other words, the transactions that are done on the network.
Read moreHow is Bitcoin data stored?
Unlike bank transactions, Bitcoin transactions are digitally signed and irreversible, and are stored in a peer-to-peer network of nodes (running Bitcoin Core) using the Bitcoin protocol (Antonopoulos, 2017).
Read moreDoes Bitcoin have a database?
The main Bitcoin database is called the blockchain which is a ledger of transactions, full copies of which are stored on all nodes of the distributed bitcoin network.14 Haz 2016
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