Cryptography
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A discipline or field of study which practices using cryptography to convert human-readable information that can only be deciphered by individuals who have the knowledge to.
Related Terms
Hashgraph
Hashgraph is a distributed ledger system that has been compared to the blockchain idea as a continuation or successor.
Fiat-Pegged Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are pegged to an underlying asset.
Node
Within the blockchain network, the nodes are computers that connect to the network and have an updated copy of the blockchain
Decryption
The process of decrypting data that was previously encrypted (made unreable) back to a readable form.
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