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# Blockchain Explained

Your guide to transactions, smart contracts and more

## Your Guide to Blockchain

Working with Web3 technology in any shape or form requires a high degree of technical competency for most users. This is due to the emergent nature of the technology — it's going to take time for many of the complexities users face to be abstracted away.

However, there are a number of fundamental principles that users should be familiar with in order to work with products, services and customers utilising Web3 platforms.

Web3 Labs has created its ***Blockchain Explained*** series to educate users and providers on some of the core principles of Web3 technology.

![Blockchains](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Blockchains.svg)

What is blockchain?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-is-blockchain>

![Blocks](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Blocks.svg)

What is a block in a blockchain?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-is-block-in-a-blockchain>

![Transactions](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Transactions.svg)

What is a blockchain transaction?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-is-a-blockchain-transaction>

![Accounts & Wallets](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Accounts%20%26%20Wallets.svg)

What is a blockchain wallet and account?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-is-a-blockchain-wallet-and-account>

![Smart Contracts](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Smart%20Contracts.svg)

What are smart contracts?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-are-smart-contracts>

![Tokens](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Tokens.svg)

What are blockchain tokens?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-are-blockchain-tokens>

![Events](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Events.svg)

What are smart contract events and logs?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-are-smart-contract-events-and-logs>

![Nodes](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Nodes.svg)

What are blockchain nodes?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-are-blockchain-nodes>

![Network Categories](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Network%20Categories.svg)

What types of blockchain are there?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-types-of-blockchain-are-there>

![Gas](https://www.web3labs.com/hubfs/Gas.svg)

What are gas fees?

<https://www.web3labs.com/blockchain-explained-what-are-gas-fees>

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