The Bitcoin Tree was even grander than Sam or Cam could have imagined! In front of them was a very busy chipmunk. “Oh hey Remy! You brought some friends.”
“Hey Chip! I’m guiding these guys through Satoshi’s Forest, and I’m hoping you can share a little bit about the Blockchain.”
Chip Chipmunk squeaked and squealed and spinned around in delight. The blockchain was his favorite part of Bitcoin.
“The blockchain is like a special book recording all the Bitcoin transactions ever made, ensuring that everyone can see and verify them. And when a new block is made, it locks in the one before it, and the one before that, and the one before that and… Well, you get the idea! And like a tree’s roots run deep down, or far and wide, to hold it steady, the Blockchain has kept the Bitcoin Network steady and secure since 2009.”