Manual

DecentralChain

10 sections of the DecentralChain manual, converted from the source in the docs repository.

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AccountDecentralChain uses an account-based model: Unlike centralized applications, users do not have usernames and passwords on the blockchain. User…
Token (Asset)Token is a digital asset on the blockchain. A token can be used: A token can represent a physical or an intangible object. The words “token” and “asset”…
TransactionEach transaction contains the public key of the sender’s account, on behalf of which the action is performed on the blockchain. Smart accounts and dApps…
BlockA block is a link in the chain of the blockchain. Block contains transactions. A block has its height. The maximum block size is 1 MB. The maximum total…
NodeA node is a host connected to the blockchain network. Node functions are: Generating node is a node that generates blocks. Each generating node is a…
OrderOrder is the instruction from the account to matcher to buy or sell a token on the exchange. Each order contains amount asset / price asset pair, also…
OracleOracle is a data provider from the outside world on the blockchain. Software oracles handle data accessible on the web. For example, the temperature…
Mainnet, Testnet, StagenetYou can launch your node in any blockchain network. Select the network in the node configuration file. Chain ID is a symbol that is passed over a network…
ProtocolThis section describes all the details of cryptographic algorithms which are used to: We use Blake2b256 and Keccak256 algorithms (in the form of hash…
Binary FormatLearn more about address. Learn more about alias. Learn more about block. Blocks are stored on the blockchain in a binary format (byte representation)…

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Blockchain featuresWhich protocol features are switched on, read from a mainnet node while you look at it.FinalityHow far the tip can be reorganised, and what a confirmation policy can sit on.