Listen now (5 min) | In general, consensus means agreement. In the context of blockchain, consensus is the agreement on the state of the blockchain among all the nodes in a network. The basic characteristic of blockchains is that there’s no single point of control and failure. This means users can query and verify the data from any of the nodes in a network. For this to work, the nodes must agree on the state of the blockchain so that users get the same results when querying multiple nodes for verification of data.
Episode 2 - Consensus
Episode 2 - Consensus
Episode 2 - Consensus
Listen now (5 min) | In general, consensus means agreement. In the context of blockchain, consensus is the agreement on the state of the blockchain among all the nodes in a network. The basic characteristic of blockchains is that there’s no single point of control and failure. This means users can query and verify the data from any of the nodes in a network. For this to work, the nodes must agree on the state of the blockchain so that users get the same results when querying multiple nodes for verification of data.