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Consistency here is CAP consistency[1], not ACID consistency. In short, if datum d is visible to Alice at time t1, it MUST also be visible to Bob at time t2 > t
by andreareina 9y ago
Consistency here is CAP consistency[1], not ACID consistency. In short, if datum d is visible to Alice at time t1, it MUST also be visible to Bob at time t2 > t1.
So financial transactions are transactional, but there's no guarantee that every node has a fully up-to-date state at all times.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAP_theorem
- jen20 9y agoThis is also not how bank transfers work inter-bank. I as Bob (a recipient) may have zero knowledge of a transaction initiated by Alice regardless of time.