# Blockchain sample **Published by:** [Sybil](https://paragraph.com/@sybil/) **Published on:** 2021-10-08 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@sybil/blockchain-sample ## Content A blockchain is a decentralized, distributed, and oftentimes public, digital ledger consisting of records called blocks that is used to record transactions. A blockchain collects information together in groups, also known as blocks, that hold sets of information. A blockchain has a certain storage capacity. For Example, A Bitcoin Block contains information about the Sender, Receiver, number of bitcoins to be transferred. Bitcoin Block. The first block in the chain is called the Genesis block. ## Publication Information - [Sybil](https://paragraph.com/@sybil/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@sybil/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@sybil): Subscribe to updates