The append-only record of everything that happened on the protocol. Entries are added, never edited or deleted.
The append-only record of everything that happened on the protocol. Entries are added, never edited or deleted.
Append-only is what makes a record worth anything. A history that can be corrected is a history that can be corrected in somebody's favor.
Every term here is one the protocol actually uses, defined for somebody who was never taught it — with the part that usually goes wrong. All terms →