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blockchains

blockchains is the plural of blockchain.

Meaning of blockchain

Noun

blockchain (plural blockchains)

  1. A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency.
    • By the way, mobile wallets differ from most software wallets in that they don't download the entire Bitcoin blockchain with every transaction. (Many software wallets do, interestingly.) Because the blockchain is a file several gigabytes in size, this would eat up a ton of mobile bandwidth and...2014, Michael R. Miller, The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin, Que Publishing, →ISBN, page 93

Questions about blockchains

What is blockchains the plural of?
Blockchains is the plural of blockchain.

Words near blockchains in the dictionary

  1. blockbusters
  2. blockbustery
  3. blockbusting
  4. blockbusts
  5. blockchain
  6. blockchains
  7. blocke
  8. blocked
  9. blocked off
  10. blocked out
  11. blocked shot

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