Blockchain
Blockchain is the technology section: how distributed ledgers actually work, the difference between consensus mechanisms, why Layer 2 networks exist, and what smart contracts can and can’t do. This is the plumbing behind the assets covered elsewhere on the site.We keep this section deliberately separate from price talk. You’ll find the fundamentals in our plain-English blockchain guide, with follow-ups on Proof of Work vs. Proof of Stake and Layer 1 vs. Layer 2 scaling. Terms you don’t recognize along the way are in the glossary. News on protocol upgrades, forks and on-chain activity runs through On-Chain Data.Understanding how blockchains work doesn’t tell you what any specific token is worth, and nothing here should be read as a signal to buy or avoid one. For pricing on assets built on these networks, see the relevant coin page.
Reading On-Chain Activity Without Fooling Yourself
On-chain data is public and precise, which makes it easy to over-trust. Precision is not the same as meaning, and addresses are not people.
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How Rollups Inherit Security From the Chain Beneath
A layer-2 network does not have its own security. It borrows it — and exactly how it borrows determines what can go wrong and how you…
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A confirmed transaction is not automatically a permanent one. Different chains offer different guarantees, and the difference is worth understanding.
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