From 0563faf6e760052e4f1a5f6862c42db0b3f352c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadeem Bhati Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:39:15 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] added hybrid blockchain type (#30885) --- guide/english/blockchain/types/index.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/guide/english/blockchain/types/index.md b/guide/english/blockchain/types/index.md index 64599b3f8a..05f9f9a7e6 100644 --- a/guide/english/blockchain/types/index.md +++ b/guide/english/blockchain/types/index.md @@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ A group of people come together to form a consortium or federation. Which in tur Example : [Energy Web Foundation](http://energyweb.org/) +#### 4. Hybrid Blockchain + +A public blockchain which hosts a private network with restricted participation. The private network generates blocks of hashed data stored on the public blockchain, but without sacrificing data privacy. It provides flexible control over what data is kept private and what is shared on the public ledger. + +Hybrid blockchains offer the benefits of decentralization and scalability, without requiring consensus from every single node on the network. + +Example : XinFin +