Difference between revisions of "Timechain"
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| − | The word Timechain can be used to refer to the nature of the Bitcoin [[Block chain]] as a chain of timestamped events in history. Transactions themselves do not have a timestamp component and as such are attributed with the timestamp of the [[Block]] they end up being included in. It is possible to include more accurate timestamp information in a Bitcoin transaction as part of an [[Application layer protocol]] however this must be done with the explicit intent of a secondary system existing that can interpret the time. | + | The word Timechain can be used to refer to the nature of the Bitcoin [[Block chain]] as a chain of timestamped events in history. Transactions themselves do not have a timestamp component and as such are attributed with the timestamp of the [[Block]] they end up being included in. It is possible to include more accurate timestamp information in a Bitcoin transaction as part of an [[Application layer protocol]] however this must be done with the explicit intent of a secondary system existing that can interpret the time and is not part of the Bitoin protocol. |
Revision as of 16:05, 16 February 2020
The word Timechain can be used to refer to the nature of the Bitcoin Block chain as a chain of timestamped events in history. Transactions themselves do not have a timestamp component and as such are attributed with the timestamp of the Block they end up being included in. It is possible to include more accurate timestamp information in a Bitcoin transaction as part of an Application layer protocol however this must be done with the explicit intent of a secondary system existing that can interpret the time and is not part of the Bitoin protocol.