Block Chain Part 2 – The technology

Clare Walsh 26/05/2022

In this second part of our Block Chain series, we look more specifically at the technology that Block Chain runs on. It is a complicated stack of technologies, each with different purposes and functionality. We focus on how the technology affects what we can and can’t do.

Watch the video below for the full webinar recording.

If you would like to see our previous video on how to apply Block Chain technology to all sorts of applications where provenance is key, including logistics, please visit our other blog page.

Block Chain Introduction Part 1

Have a go at the Python

If you’d like to try out the hash functions that make Block Chain possible, the Python code to build your own simple blockchain is shown below:

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