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BLOCKCHAIN-BASICS5 MIN READ

Choose public, private, or permissioned by trust boundary

Differentiate public, private, and permissioned blockchain networks using access, validation, and governance.

The question is not only "which chain?" It is "who gets power?" A public permissionless network opens participation under protocol rules. A private network restricts operation to one organization or a controlled set. A permissioned network lets known parties share a ledger under membership and governance rules. Read access Can anyone inspect data, only members, or only specific roles? Public auditability can be a feature, but it can also leak commercial behavior. Write and validation access Who may submit transactions, and who may validate blocks or state changes? This determines whether the system reduces dependency on one operator or recreates…

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