Blockchain 101: Blockchains and Consensus Mechanisms

Cryptocurrencies are booming in 2021, with a market cap moving from 750 to more than 3,000 billion dollars. Let’s face it, this is mainly due to speculation. A lot of people involved do not have a clue of what is behind the tokens they invest in.

But if we put that aside and look at the technical fundamentals, we can acknowledge that 2020–2021 are bringing along a bunch of…