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What is Tron?

Mar 16, 2025

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8 min read

What is Tron?

Borrowing a page from P2P networks, Tron offers Web3 developers an alternative platform to Ethereum.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

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Definition: What Is A Smart Contract?

Feb 21, 2025

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7 min read

Definition: What Is A Smart Contract?

Think of it as a digital handshake. The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

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Definition: What is Cardano?

Jan 21, 2025

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7 min read

Definition: What is Cardano?

An Ethereum alternative for energy-conscious DApp developers. The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What Is a Consensus Algorithm?

Jan 12, 2025

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8 min read

Definition: What Is a Consensus Algorithm?

How do you get all the nodes in a decentralised blockchain network to agree on a transaction? The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

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Definition: What is Bitcoin?

Jan 9, 2025

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11 min read

Definition: What is Bitcoin?

The world's first – and still number one – cryptocurrency explained

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

DEFINITIONS

Definition: What is Ethereum?

Jan 7, 2025

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10 min read

Definition: What is Ethereum?

What makes the world's number two cryptocurrency tick? The Ledger explains.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

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Definition: What is a blockchain?

Jan 5, 2025

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11 min read

Definition: What is a blockchain?

The ultimate blockchain primer: What it is, how it works, who invented it, and more.

Mark de Wolf
Mark de Wolf

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