Start with the idea.
Clear definitions make technical subjects easier to follow. Each explanation builds from the underlying concepts.
Independent blockchain publication
A clearer view of blockchain.
Clear explanations of blockchain systems, the ideas behind them, and the ways they relate to the wider digital world.
Explore the articlesAn open field of ideas. A considered editorial perspective.
Our editorial field
- Foundations
- Networks
- Applications
- Governance
THE EDITORIAL PERSPECTIVE
Understanding begins
with context.
An English-language editorial perspective connecting shared-ledger concepts with ordinary records, documents, and institutions.
About our publicationSee the relationships.
Records, networks, and applications belong to a larger picture. Context gives each component its meaning.
Keep the whole field in view.
Distributed ledgers, networks, cryptographic concepts, programmable records, digital applications, and governance.
THE READING ROOM
Explore our articles.
Independent explanations.
One concept at a time.
Conceptual guide
Blockchain Security Guide for Beginners
An introduction to shared records, cryptographic signatures, validation, and the assumptions behind a blockchain.
Conceptual guide
MetaMask Security Guide for Beginners
An explanation of wallet software, accounts, permissions, and the different meanings of a signature.
Conceptual guide
Web3 Security Guide for Beginners
A connected view of interfaces, accounts, contracts, networks, and the data between them.
A PUBLICATION WITH A POINT OF VIEW
Clear writing.
Accountable authorship.
Metatime brings together carefully sourced educational writing under the editorial responsibility of NESET BAYRAM. Its purpose is to make a broad technical subject understandable to readers across countries and disciplines.
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