I have been looking for a one pager explaining the difference between users, miners, nodes and other participants on the bitcoin network. I couldn’t find one so I attempted to draw my own. Here it is.
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Bitcoin’s network
In the context of data security, the immutability of data stored on blockchains is important. What do people mean when they say “Blockchains are immutable”? In this post I try to explain the key concepts.
It may be useful to read introductions to blockchains and Bitcoin if you have just arrived here or are unfamiliar with them.
Recently over dinner, I was asked to explain bitcoin mining, and I struggled as it is entangled with a number of other concepts. Here’s my attempt at breaking it down into bite-sized pieces.
