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Kirankalyan Kulkarni
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Kirankalyan Kulkarni

Kirankalyan Kulkarni is a determined and highly influential author. He has more than 17 years of experience in various technologies and has more than 9 years of experience in hands-on programs, delivery, and account management. He has managed teams of around 125 professionals across global locations, including entry-level developers, project managers, and architects. He researches blockchain and its underlying architecture with Hyperledger and Ethereum variants.
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Decentralized, centralized, and distributed systems

Bitcoin based its foundation on its cryptographically secure ledger, unique assets model, and P2P technology. It led to a new architectural era that helped in building massively scalable and profitable applications, a new type of software referred to as decentralized applications (Dapps). Now let's go through the three types of applications and their differences. Most of the applications that we use are based on a centralized or client-server model. A few discs are distributed, but now more and more are becoming decentralized.

The following diagram demonstrates the differences between these three types of software:

Let's now look into the following different types of applications mentioned in the preceding diagram:

  • Centralized systems: Centralized software or systems are extensive. These are single instance systems...
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Kirankalyan Kulkarni

Kirankalyan Kulkarni is a determined and highly influential author. He has more than 17 years of experience in various technologies and has more than 9 years of experience in hands-on programs, delivery, and account management. He has managed teams of around 125 professionals across global locations, including entry-level developers, project managers, and architects. He researches blockchain and its underlying architecture with Hyperledger and Ethereum variants.
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