Talk:Distributed ledger

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The article is a stub and needs major reconstruction and sourcing. Earl King (talk) 07:14, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reference 3 is not working any longer Ahi-nama,10:09 15 February 2018 (UTC+1)

It downloads a document rather than opening it in the browser. The document itself is a mind-bendingly-awful collection of academic bumf doing little/nothing to explain/define DLT.

Netscr1be (talk) 19:37, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Blockchain definition section removed wholesale because it had little, if anything, to do with the Etymology of Distributed Ledger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trustdays (talk • contribs) 10:24, 17 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The first paragraph is surprisingly bad and off the mark. I'm already regretting opening this particular can of worms.

Relative geographical location of the copies is irrelevant.

What is important is there are multiple, synchronized copies distributed across discrete, independent nodes.

"DLT is a consensus"

No it's not. It's technology to do distributed (and, frequently, decentralized) CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update and Delete).

I realize not all DLT deletes data but it is technically capable of deleting even if not implemented

Am going to wait for feedback before doing any actual edits

Netscr1be (talk) 19:37, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Explanation

Badly needs a section that explains what a distributed ledger is and how it works. - Dough34 (talk) 20:30, 27 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Definition too closed

The current definition is too limiting. The definition can be broader and other other parts can be moved to a "usually" addition or explainer text. Here's one way to word it:

> A distributed ledger is a record-keeping system where multiple notaries record entries. Typically these systems are fully synchronized/replicated and geographically dispersed. A distributed ledger is a distributed systems and therefore can provide redundancy and fault tolerance. The main difference from centralized ledger systems is that records can be recorded if any of the notaries agrees, and this diversity of notaries means records cannot be censored by the decisions of just one party.

That is the correct definition which distills the essence of distributed ledgers and the primary benefit they provide. All other features and benefits derive from these first principles. Adding the notes here so we can find good supporting materials.

Full Decent (talk) 17:08, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality and original research tag (May 2022)

The figure and table are based on a non-peer-reviewed paper, and the paper author himself put this content here himself. --Tobias (Talk) 06:07, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]