Bitcoin (BTC) is a decentralized peer-to-peer network made of computers, or nodes, that run the Bitcoin software and accept a set of proof-of-work (PoW) consensus rules to validate and broadcast ...

Bitcoin full nodes secure the network by independently verifying transactions and reinforcing Bitcoin’s consensus rules. Full nodes are a form of decentralization by eliminating reliance on ...

Today’s fragmented blockchain landscape has led to an explosion of specialized platforms and off-chain systems, each generating zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs that validate everything from financial ...