In contrast to a permissioned blockchainPermissioned blockchains are blockchain networks that require access to be a part of. In these blockchain types, a control layer... Read More – where participation and access into the blockchainA digital currency in which transactions are verified and records maintained by a decentralized system using cryptography, rather than by... data requires authorization, a public blockchainA public blockchain is a digital ledger that is transparent, decentralized, and secure. Public blockchains allow anyone to join, view... Read More such as Bitcointesting out a lowercase version of this. Read More is completely free and available to the public. Anyone can join and view its data. Public blockchainsA blockchain is a distributed database that is shared among the nodes of a computer network. Read More adhere to the original Bitcoin ProtocolThe Bitcoin protocol is the underlying set of rules governing the operation of the Bitcoin network. These rules define new... Read More ethos of not having a central authorityA central authority is an entity that holds centralized control over something, such as a financial exchange, asset, or transaction.... Read More to overwrite anyone’s authority. Public blockchains are resistant to censorship and foreign interference as they have no single point of failure.
