Bitcoin's Blockchain Just Ran Backward in Time. Is Something Wrong?
Bitcoin block timestamps can run backward. Galaxy's Alex Thorn explains why miners set the clock and why the hash chain still keeps order. The post Bitcoin's Blockchain Just Ran Backward in Time. Is Something Wrong? appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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Bitcoin
The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.
Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.
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A shared digital ledger in which records are grouped into blocks and linked so that past entries are very hard to change.
It underpins cryptocurrencies and is tested for payments, supply tracking and record keeping.
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