Commit Graph

43 Commits (711ec741e9c434fb7a44857466d478e899bf8a9b)

Author SHA1 Message Date
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
mikeblackjr 70a4d718e5 Added Wikipedia link (#20365) 2018-10-28 17:36:25 +07:00
tess f08734d2d2 Add the text "### Background..." to article (#25656)
* Add the text "### Background..." to article

* Update index.md
2018-10-25 10:36:21 -04:00
Neethan 5503eafa7a Updated Blockchain Technologies descriptions (#25664) 2018-10-25 09:16:49 -04:00
Doug Belcher a2134bfb80 Changed "parts" to "parties" (#26317)
This paragraph originally used "...parts...", however a following graph used "...third party...", this change synchronized them.
2018-10-24 13:28:50 +09:00
DiggyShants 0f118eb147 Add the text (#21003)
Text added: "Some people invest in cryptocurrency on exchanges such as Binance, Bitrex, or Coinbase. The market peeked in January of 2018."
2018-10-22 02:22:30 +05:30
Benzene88 53e8b70384 Update index.md (#23481)
Improved phrasing of lines 10-12
2018-10-20 10:24:50 -07:00
Bouncey 6d511c558a fix(guide): Fix all frontmatter 2018-10-19 16:28:34 +01:00
Mrugesh Mohapatra da0df12ab7 fix(guide): simplify directory structure 2018-10-16 21:32:40 +05:30