Difference between revisions of "Blockchain network"

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In a private network you don need mining, you can just appoint one or more node that can create new blocks.
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In a private network you don't need mining, you can just appoint one or more nodes that can create new blocks.

Revision as of 11:24, 25 May 2021


Bunch of computers participating in a blockchain network.

A network can be public (anyone can participate like in the Ethereum blockchain) or private.

Types of nodes:

  • Miner; Creating new blocks
  • Full node; Checking block validity using all transactions and blocks.
  • Lightweight node; Checking chain integrity using only the block headers.

In a private network you don't need mining, you can just appoint one or more nodes that can create new blocks.