What Is The Tangle, And Is It #Blockchain 's 'Next Evolutionary Step'?

What Is The Tangle, And Is It #Blockchain ‘s ‘Next Evolutionary Step’?

“Iota is a cryptocurrency, but unlike just about every other cryptocurrency, it’s not built on a blockchain. Aiming to design a distributed ledger that’s low-cost and scalable enough for the internet of things (IoT), the project’s developers have started from scratch and built a new sort of structure they call the “tangle.”

The tangle is not the first attempt to find a radically different way of achieving distributed consensus, but following iota’s stint in early December as the world’s fourth-most valuable cryptocurrency, it’s become one of the most prominent blockchain alternatives…”

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http://www.nasdaq.com/article/what-is-the-tangle-and-is-it-blockchains-next-evolutionary-step-cm911074

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/what-is-the-tangle-and-is-it-blockchains-next-evolutionary-step-cm911074