The lack of transparency and security between crypto wallets and exchanges, as well as blurry law enforcement, is making it easy for hackers and thieves to steal cryptocurrencies.

Immutability is almost always touted as one of the greatest strengths of blockchain based applications, and this is true; it is a powerful reason that has helped spur adoption.

Now, as the notion of the immutability of blockchain data has been formalized more or less clearly, the question still remains: If it's impossible to make a change in the blocks, why do we need ...

From the standpoint of frozen assets, immutability in blockchain functions as an unyielding vault, protecting and preserving value without the possibility of alteration.

Immutability will also have an impact on an organisation’s intellectual property, with many Australian enterprises heavily reliant on things like patents, trade secrets, and proprietary algorithms.

Immutability is the feature of a blockchain that persists data forever, free from censorship and despite the disincentives to do so for some period of time. Typically, "forever".

Immutability helps defend against many typical causes of data corruption or deletion, from malicious viruses and ransomware to administrative errors to intentional sabotage and software bugs.

If someone wanted to undermine the immutability of the bitcoin blockchain, here’s how they would do it. First, they would install more mining capacity than the rest of the network put together ...