Lesson 1 of 10

Read a Shared Record

Read a Shared Record
Before you begin
  • Open the problem response section.
  • Prepare to describe a ledger problem without assuming that a blockchain is the answer.
  • Try the supplied cases before revealing their model responses.

A record of an event is not the event itself. Begin by separating what happened from what the organizations recorded.

By the end: Describe a ledger problem without assuming that a blockchain is the answer.

Topics in this lesson

Outcome: Describe a ledger problem without assuming that a blockchain is the answer.

  1. One delivery, two records

    A ledger is an organized record of events or changes that people use to establish a history.

  2. Name the actual friction

    Reconciliation means comparing records and resolving differences.

  3. Separate data from assets

    A digital asset is something represented digitally whose control or associated rights matter to a user.

  4. Set a modest finish line

    A first application should produce something you can explain and check.

Start: One delivery, two records