Definition: Consensus

Truth admitted by all system participants. This doesn’t imply that it is the absolute truth or that it’s
indisputable, it is the truth participants agree on. In crypto, algorithms beginning with “Proof of XXXXX” allow to reach
blockchainA blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology. It is a huge database formed by blocks,cryptographically linked to each other, containing information such as transactions. These blocks are addedfollowing Lire la suite consensus. A blockchain’s strength is to systematically reach a consensus in a decentralized way, which
is called “consensus protocol” or “consensus mechanism”.

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