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A blockchain is u201ca distributed database that maintains a continuously growing list of ordered records, called blocks.u201d These blocks u201care linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.
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What Is Blockchain Blockchain, at its heart, is a distributed digital ledger that houses all types of data. Cryptocurrency transactions, NFT ownership, or DeFi smart contracts can all be recorded on a blockchain. Although this type of data can be stored in any traditional database, blockchain is special in that it is completely decentralised. Imagine an Excel spreadsheet or a bank database, but instead of being kept in one place by a single administrator, a blockchain database is held on numerous identical copies on numerous machines dispersed throughout a network. Nodes are the collective name for these distinct computers.