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   "text": "Network connectivity is what makes blockchain records practically immutable, because it allows multiple identical copies of the ledger to exist simultaneously across the network.",
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   "text": "It is the completely decentralized network connectivity via the internet, not blockchain's digital signatures, that provides the greatest protection against fraud, because connectivity puts multiple copies of the chain in the hands of all participants.",
   "abstract": "While blockchain's use of digital signatures helps establish the identity and authenticity of the parties involved in the transaction, it is the completely decentralized network connectivity via the internet that allows the most protection against fraud.",
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