@gtg i've seen screen with transactions already before but didn't understand is.
What you just said it's very simple in a way but still a bit complicated ☺️ (or should i say blockchain appears to be complicated , not the way of explaining. ).
i followed until you said that witnesses do the same by signing. but isn't it, that if I do any action on steemit, transcation creates 'itself' but then witnesses gather it all toghether to a block? then what is the similar way of signing it? sorry if I am asking a silly question! I wonder if there is maybe a video which shows clearly how these blocks get created? video which would be easy to understand for an amatour ;)
how is it with blocks, do blocks gather some specific information or just any, until the block is 'full' and then the next one 'opens up' ? from what i understand looking on this second link, all these transactions are not related. is that right?
Check out 3blue1brown's awesome video.
It is slightly different for steem because it doesn't rely on proof of work, but it is very similar.
hi @ajayyy thanks for attaching the link! i can see this is a really good video. i will watch it over weekend as i don't have much time during the week and my mind is exploading after work haha, but thanks a lot for sharing! hopefully my brain will take it on weekend! ;-)
Oh yes, a well made video would be really helpful here, but I don't recall if anything like that currently exist.
I will try again. When you are logged in on Steemit site, it means that you've used at least your private posting key. Browser holds it (this key is not sent to the server, it never leaves your computer, it's private after all) and uses it to sign transactions. So when you upvote something on the site, there's a transaction created on your computer, signed by your key and sent to the steemit servers, they are broadcasting it to the network, and the witness, who is about to create a block, collects all such transactions that are not yet included in blocks (up to the max size of a block) and verifies them and signs with the witness signing key. Such block is added to the blockchain permanently (assuming, that majority of other witnesses agree with its content, i.e. add their blocks on top of it)
So your signing is needed so the blockchain "knows" that it's you who are willing to send
1 STEEMto someone, but then signature of the witnesses is needed so the blockchain "knows" that such transaction is valid (i.e. that you actually had at least1 STEEMetc.)@gtg apprecaite your comment a lot. howeer i have to say the same as to colleague below, ill try to 'deal' with what you;ve put on weekend as when i have time for steemit during the week, my mind is not accepting this type of stuff! unfortunately :D but thanks, ill come back to it and then reply!