BLocks

2. A central repository for all accounting data
4. A process that combines a plaintext to be coded with a key
6. Integration of technology into financial services offerings
7. How hard it is to verify blocks in a blockchain network
10. Alternative version of a blockchain
13. A base 16 counting system
14. A decentralized software platform on public blockchain network
17. mathematics and encryption driven digital currency
18. alternative digital currency to Bitcoin
20. A transaction record between two parties
21. A set of rules that dictate how data is exchanged and transmitted
23. Inability to be altered or changed
24. Process by which blocks or transactions are verified and added to a blockchain

1. facilitates the development of applications
3. Transferring authority and responsibility from centralized to a distributed network
5. An asset built on an existing blockchain
8. A group of nodes in a network to agree on the validity of transactions
9. Activists, advocating use of strong cryptography and privacy
11. Follows a Command-and-Control Driven Approach
12. A designated storage location
15. place for cryptocurrency trading
16. cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other emerging products
19. A number picked from a distribution with high min entropy
22. A method for secure communication using code.