Commit Graph

58 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Farath Shba
e9fc006878 docs: Adding an interesting intro to Blockchain (#34369) 2018-12-17 22:03:43 -07:00
Nathan Liang
2354dbf175 Improved sentence structure (#32931) 2018-12-17 21:42:35 -07:00
Joshua Odoi
8d851e4297 Added "Use Cases of Blockchain" ( #31 to #40) (#32801) 2018-12-17 21:26:51 -07:00
Luke
2a4654bafa Grammar corrections (#32138) 2018-12-17 21:18:03 -07:00
Varsha Margrette
2192155f39 Update index.md (#30254) 2018-12-17 21:03:57 -07:00
Ajith Menon
c934abad65 added a quote by IBM CEO (#30250)
“What the internet did for communications, blockchain will do for trusted transactions.”

- Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM
2018-12-17 20:43:43 -07:00
deboutlaw
7b4f3d02de provided current stats (#27875)
for bitcoin blockchain file size
2018-12-17 20:26:05 -07:00
EncinoMan01
322f47d50d edited text to make more readable (#27816) 2018-12-17 20:15:26 -07:00
Burak İkan Yıldız
850580e72b Update index.md (#27106)
update the history
2018-12-17 19:56:09 -07:00
MattSchwartzkopf
5dd935a310 Fixed minor grammatical issues (#27065) 2018-12-17 19:39:44 -07:00
AngusCornall
46d6859c4f Updated blockchain index.md (#26721)
Added additional information to history section & added new resource to more information section
2018-12-17 19:27:00 -07:00
15jacobj
82f6e411df Added new Issues section (#25552)
Added section describing some of the potential problems of blockchain.
2018-12-17 19:05:34 -07:00
Alvin Tan
844405a4e9 Add "Byzantine Fault Tolerance" (#25519) 2018-12-17 18:53:53 -07:00
deliaphan
dcb179d46b Improve format consistency (#24886) 2018-12-14 21:56:22 -05:00
Subhasis Banik
a5c9a8d4a1 Added example and corrected typo (#26061)
Added example and corrected typo
2018-12-14 01:39:18 -08:00
arun-sharma-blr
e9fc27ad8f Added the Types of Blockchains section (#24242)
Briefly described permissionless and permissioned blockchains
2018-12-08 21:36:49 -05:00
Nadeem Bhati
cfa1840cf8 updated with more info (#33619) 2018-12-08 13:23:20 -07:00
rejuls
71b5c71da1 Update index.md (#33066)
Grammatical, Spelling changes
2018-12-08 12:22:43 -07:00
Justin Thomas
7b68723cf5 Add section on Blockchain Consensus Protocols (#31435)
Add the two most well-known protocols, Proof of Work, and Proof of Stake.
2018-12-08 11:53:56 -07:00
Giovanni G
5e4ce8bb70 Add text (#31082)
Add chapter called "Real World Application of Cryptocurrencies" 
- Real estate
- Charities
- Buying and Selling content
2018-12-08 11:41:40 -07:00
CodingHero97
d411e743ad fixed grammar and indentation on links (#30446) 2018-12-08 11:22:01 -07:00
edu san
aee74f1a63 Adding new content to index.md (#29673)
* Adding new content to index.md

Added mention of blockchain technologies in first paragraph.
Added link to coinmarketcap, and changed sentence about cryptocurrencies fractions, which was unclear IMO.
Retouched last sentence including mention to decentralized exchanges.

* Translation of proposal for index.md

In case pull-request #29673 is accepted, this is its Spanish translation
Pull-request URL: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp/pull/29673
2018-12-08 10:51:09 -07:00
Alex Yu
43e6147f71 Add the text "intermediary" (#29010) 2018-12-08 10:26:22 -07:00
EncinoMan01
4442537dfb Clarified and padded out most paragraphs (#26806)
I updated, clarified and padded out several paragraphs to make the topic more accessible and informative for a novice.
2018-12-07 15:20:28 -07:00
AAKANKSHACHOUHAN
6c5907b9f4 Add and delete the text (#25251)
* Add and delete the text 

"digital/virtual" ,"Bitcoin is currently the most popular and valuable one.The sole purpose to bring up the concept of cryptocurrency was to remove the intervention of middlemen third parties in order to make te transactions more swift and secure , with the anonymity maintained for the all the users operating through their respective systems called 'nodes' on a network." " One needs to lend their computational power to arrive on a consensus and hence thereby validating the transaction on the blockchain network"

* fix: spelling
2018-12-07 15:07:02 -07:00
Subhasis Banik
77c4a9a1b2 added steps to create your own cryptocurrency (#26146)
* added steps to create your own cryptocurrency

added steps to create your own cryptocurrency

* fix: formatting/spelling
2018-12-06 13:27:24 -07:00
Alvin Tan
8919f4fa6e Updated info about bitcoin at the bottom (#25606)
* Updated info about bitcoin at the bottom

* fix: moved text to more appropriate section and cleaned up
2018-12-06 12:38:26 -07:00
Paul
95cf1a90d0 Added 'Types of Cryptocurrency' (#25263)
* Added 'Types of Cryptocurrency'

* fix: spelling/formatting
2018-12-06 12:00:34 -07:00
Dustin Christlieb
9ee2d4060c Some additional facts on crypto-space as of 2018 (#24868)
* Some additional facts on crypto-space as of 2018

Added some relevant facts on crypto-currency space and cited links. 
Added one line that is my personal opinion, but nevertheless relevant.

* fix: formatting
2018-12-06 11:16:46 -07:00
DavidNachman
739a74cff8 Bitcoin Info (#24578)
Addition related to max supply of Bitcoin
2018-12-06 10:55:18 -07:00
Shelby Setzer
cd6ca9f3cb Added Solidity and Ethereum sections (#23506)
Added "Solidity Smart Contract Programming" and "Ethereum Development Tools" sections.
2018-12-04 18:08:00 -06:00
Bodddi
5946d0953f Little grammar fix (#24657) 2018-12-02 22:59:40 +05:30
Pujan A. Vakharia
2403175b05 Update index.md (#26240)
Gramatical Fixations
2018-11-25 19:45:47 +05:30
Dipak Yadav
e13c0dd5e3 Updated index.md (#21728)
Added section for technologies used to write smart contracts in Ethereum and Hyperledger.
2018-11-15 10:19:09 -06:00
dillon
32510cc3cb Improving description of smart contracts (#21696) 2018-11-15 16:29:15 +09:00
Nina Xu
b5a2f65ee9 Added resource links; fixed typos (#21885) 2018-11-13 21:01:53 -05:00
dillon
3da3e3ec01 Updated cryptocurrency mining paragraph. (#21298) 2018-11-09 22:29:35 +09:00
Hassan Khan
beb14101f8 added details (#21280) 2018-11-08 09:09:13 -06:00
Micky
9b60f6805f Added a quote and talked about satoshi (#20904)
* Added a quote and talked about satoshi

* updated
2018-11-05 08:20:07 -07:00
Bennett Garner
7f00756f3c Rewrite, correct errors, add section (#20752)
Mostly corrected grammar and clarified wording.
Removed capitalization of many common nouns.
Added a "More Resources" section.
2018-11-04 10:36:36 +07:00
Bennett Garner
41291fc670 Add information & rearrange content (#20655) 2018-11-04 10:20:16 +07:00
ispaghet
0a7e3c048c Added sentence and corrected grammar. (#20639)
Added sentence "In order to control the supply of bitcoin, mining is deliberately designed to be difficult and resource-intensive." Also deleted incorrect apostrophe in "Computers".
2018-10-31 21:16:04 -07:00
Andy Butler
80a257c23f Fixed typos (#20708) 2018-10-31 22:13:10 -05:00
tess
7dbd62ebdb edited to specific title and added more info (#31485)
added more info and updated title
2018-10-31 22:30:37 -04:00
Wister
347882117a added use cases for smart contracts (#33018)
added use cases for smart contracts
2018-10-31 18:09:56 -05:00
Tom
b0c816e2e3 Added code example (#33174) 2018-10-31 16:50:00 -05:00
soumiyamathur
3fdbfe9e10 Adding sources (#32972) 2018-10-31 16:29:00 -05:00
Nicolas Le Gorrec
d25638bc50 Added the bitcoin white paper to resources (#20570) 2018-10-31 17:15:23 -04:00
trungqudinh
ffe14988e8 Add basic blockchain datastructure implementation (#24154)
* Add basic blockchain datastructure implementation

* Update README.md

* Update and rename README.md to index.md

* Fix 2-spaces indentation
2018-10-29 16:04:55 -07:00
tibble49
92f7514ceb Expanded definition and overview (#20115)
Elaborated on the data structure that is block chain, also added some information around a popular blockchain implementation called bitcoin
2018-10-28 09:34:16 -07:00