43 lines
2.2 KiB
JavaScript
43 lines
2.2 KiB
JavaScript
"use strict";
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// E X P O R T
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module.exports = exports = () => `
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<div class="ecosystem__module lbrycrd">
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<span class="__close" data-action="close">×</span>
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<h2 class="__title">
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<span data-action="open" data-target="lbrycrd">
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Blockchain
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<em>The foundation of the LBRY protocol</em>
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</span>
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<div>
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<span><a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd" title="lbrycrd repo">lbrycrd</a></span>
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</div>
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</h2>
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<div class="ecosystem__module__details">
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<p><em>This section assumes "blockchain" already means something to you. If you're totally new, the key problem solved by blockhain is the ability for distributed, disparate entities to all agree on a rivalrous state of affairs. For a more comprehensive introduction to blockchain, try starting [here]</em></p>
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<p>LBRY uses a public, proof-of-work blockchain that is very similar to Bitcoin. The blockchain is the foundation of the protocol stack.</p>
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<p>The most salient feature of the LBRY blockchain is the association of a string of characters (a "name") with a structured set of metadata. This name can be accessed as a LBRY URL, e.g. <a class="__plain" href="/playground?url=hellolbry"><code>lbry://hellolbry</code></a></p>
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<p>The LBRY blockchain stores names and metadata in a Merkle tree. This allows LBRY URLs to be trustfully resolved even without a full copy of the blockchain.</p>
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<p>The metadata contains information about the content, such as the title, creator, price (if any), and a unique signature allowing the actual content to be fetched from the data network, the next level in the LBRY stack.</p>
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<h3>Additional Resources</h3>
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<ul>
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<li>See the <a href="/whitepaper" title="Whitepaper">Whitepaper</a> for a more comprehensive introduction to the LBRY blockchain.</li>
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<li>See the <a href="/resources" title="">Resources</a> for documentation about the LBRY blockchain, including its API.</li>
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<li>See [[Naming]] for learning more about LBRY URLs and how they work.</li>
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<li>See [[Identities]] for learning how the LBRY blockchain handles publisher identities.</li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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</div>
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`;
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