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A bipartisan bill recently introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives proposes creating a "consensus-based definition of blockchain." Representatives Doris Matsui and Brett Guthrie – both members ...

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A protocol and framework for creating Layer 2 blockchains and sidechains, both of which run parallel to and interact with the Ethereum network. Introduced in 2017 as the Matic network, which was a ...

With regard to blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum (until September 2022) that use a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, validators are computers dedicated to maintaining a blockchain's ...