It’s a little more than a linked list; it also has a cryptographically verifiable hash of the block contents, based on the hash of the previous block. That’s what makes it a verifiable ledger.
One of the main reasons to use linked lists is O(1) insertions and deletions; the point of a blockchain is to foil such insertions and deletions.
It’s a little more than a linked list; it also has a cryptographically verifiable hash of the block contents, based on the hash of the previous block. That’s what makes it a verifiable ledger.
One of the main reasons to use linked lists is O(1) insertions and deletions; the point of a blockchain is to foil such insertions and deletions.