Glossary term

Tangle

IOTA’s DAG based alternative to the blockchain data structure, aimed predominantly at the IoT sector. It provides high throughput and instantaneous, feeless transactions. Each network participant also functions…

  • Updated August 17, 2018
  • First published April 25, 2018
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IOTA’s DAG based alternative to the blockchain data structure, aimed predominantly at the IoT sector. It provides high throughput and instantaneous, feeless transactions. Each network participant also functions as a node in the Tangle network, with all users confirming transactions in order to send transactions themselves.