Cryptographic hashing makes tampering detectable because even a minuscule change to the blockchain produces a different hash value, which other participants can observe instantly.
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The result of this combination of technologies is that even a minuscule change to the blockchain will result in a different hash value, making manipulation instantly and readily detectable by other participants.
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Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Why 'Blockchain' Will Disrupt Corporate Organizations (2018), 3. Blockchain, p. 11 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227933 · source PDF
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Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Why 'Blockchain' Will Disrupt Corporate Organizations (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227933
restated_bykaal:claim:3227967-019 Cryptographic hashing makes tampering with blockchain records extremely difficult because even a minuscule cha...
restateskaal:claim:2959730-020 Cryptographic hashing makes blockchain manipulation immediately detectable because the hash incorporates all p...
restateskaal:claim:3071378-005 Because each new block's hash value is generated from all previous transactions, the smallest change to the bl...
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