Across
- 1. The act of validating Blockchain transactions. Requires computing power and electricity to solve “puzzles”.
- 5. An actor in a blockchain network that has the ability to create and submit new blocks to the chain.
- 9. The use of math and logical problem solving to encipher or decipher encoded messages.
- 10. A nationally adopted currency with government support, such as U.S. Dollars or Euros.
- 12. A method of storing data in discrete sections (blocks) that are linked together.
- 13. Any cryptocurrency that exists as an alternative to bitcoin
Down
- 2. “unable to be changed” Data stored in a blockchain is unable to be changed.(not even by administrators)
- 3. Alters the blockchain data in a public blockchain
- 4. A service for trading cryptocurrency tokens for other tokens or fiat.
- 6. A set of actors that are collectively interconnected for a common purpose.
- 7. A participant in a blockchain network that is connected to peers and is capable of validating and propagating new blocks.
- 8. The first, and most popular, cryptocurrency based off the decentralized ledger of a blockchain
- 11. In the blockchain industry, a measure of the computational difficulty required to process a smart contract function.