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6.2 Blockchain development platforms (Part 2 of 2)

We would be able to compare blockchain development platforms to the wind, and the way it drives and empowers a sailing vessel. Although the vessel can steer itself, the wind provides a momentum that has a direct impact on the movement of the vessel.

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Initial Coin Offering

9. Initial Coin Offerings

ICO is a popular fundraising model among companies, primarily start-ups, that are developing their offering of products and services, usually related to the blockchain space.

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Getting Started

12. Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAO)

A DAO is like a well-built boat – made to conquer the unknown. DAO is a new organisation form where the management and operational rules of the organisation are typically encoded in the form of smart contracts on the Blockchain. It (the DAO) can operate autonomously with limited central authority or management hierarchy.

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Money

Your Treasure Chest

Your treasure chest – Telos Wallet When starting on this journey into the world of blockchain and the broader tokenomics, it can be quite confusing

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Proof of Stake

EVM

VMs can run on many different types of OS’s and hardware, making them the perfect engine for a decentralized ecosystem.

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Getting Started

1. Decentralisation

Decentralisation and decentralised networks can be compared to the ocean – it offers endless possibility and freedom of choice. Decentralisation puts the power in the hands of many; distributing the power among all the members of the community (or network).

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Getting Started

3. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)

A distributed ledger is simply a database that exists across several locations (scattered) and among multiple participants (called nodes) across a large network of computers at the same time.

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Getting Started

4.1 Blockchain as a type of DLT (Part 1 of 2)

Blockchain is part of a suite of DLTs that can be programmed to record and track anything of value. Blockchain is essentially a shared database filled with entries that must be confirmed (verified) and encrypted. Blockchain is built around cryptography, and cryptography enables the sharing of information in the presence of adversaries.

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Getting Started

4.2 Blockchain as a type of DLT (Part 2 of 2)

If we have consensus as a sailing crew, then we all agree on the route we will take, so consensus is agreement and mutual approval. The blockchain establishes an agreement between all the participants in the network to determine who in the network is allowed to append a block to the chain.

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Getting Started

5. Public vs Private Blockchains

Blockchain structures generally fall into three categories [3]; public, private and consortium (hybrid) blockchain architectures. Before we get into the specifics of each category, there are two things to know.

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