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  "headline": "Blockchain Technology",
  "description": "Blockchain is a distributed, immutable ledger where transactions are grouped into blocks, cryptographically linked in a chain. Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin (2009) was the first. Consensus mechanisms: Proof-of-Work (Bitcoin, mining), Proof-of-Stake (Ethereum since 2022, validators stake). Blockchain = decentralized trust without intermediaries.",
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