How to Use blockchain in a Sentence
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Ditto the second-largest coin, ether, which runs on the ethereum blockchain.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
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Nas is no stranger to flex raps, but his blockchain bars have the hollow ring of a timeshare sales pitch.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
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The in-house token of the Ethereum blockchain has gained 72% this year.
—Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2023
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The bizarre thing about the blockchain is that all of these tracers can watch this theft happen in real time.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
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That’s because blockchain is now filled up with NFTs and meme coins.
—Justin Ray, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
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The payments are public on the blockchain and could be tracked down by law enforcement.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
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And so part of this is the reason people call blockchains trust machines or truth machines.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
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Once a transaction is made, the blockchain remains an immutable record of it.
—Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
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But blockchain data — and a patchwork of guest photos — tell part of the story.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 May 2025
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Stripe first acquired its stablecoin startups and then built out its own blockchain.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Digital bonds are like normal bonds, but hosted on the blockchain.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
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Still, a few clues emerged on the blockchain, a public ledger of crypto transactions.
—David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Free zones are home to many blockchain startups, with more entering the space every month.
—Lissele Pratt, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Still, with enough savvy, the troves of data on blockchains become more manageable.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 23 June 2026
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The blockchain works like a ledger in which every bitcoin transaction is stored in what is called a block.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2024
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Sethi said the day where most major stocks are traded on blockchain rails is likely not around the corner.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
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For years, there were no accounting systems that worked across blockchains and no clear tax guidance.
—Patrick Camuso, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Even so, that doesn’t mean the use of blockchain in AI governance is ready to take off.
—Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
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Your holdings live on the blockchain, but can only be accessed using a private key.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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The platform is built on the blockchain so ideas can be tracked and creators compensated.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
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None of these revenue streams work in DeFi on a public blockchain.
—Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Such tokens come with some of the advantages inherent to a blockchain.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
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DeFi refers to peer-to-peer financial services on the blockchain.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Food producers use blockchain to track ingredients from farms to shelves.
—Matthew Kayser, Idaho Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
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The blockchain ceases to exist for all intents and purposes.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
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But privacy has always been a major challenge with blockchains.
—Josh Hawkins, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Any skepticism about blockchain projects involving music has been well-earned.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
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There are, of course, some potential challenges to consider with blockchain.
—Cassandra Ingram, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
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But the fact that much of the game is built around NFTs on the blockchain was somewhat obscured.
—WIRED, 26 Mar. 2023
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NFTs are recorded on a digital ledger called a blockchain and can be sold and traded.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2025
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