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Am not the parent but, for example, the Bitcoin blockchain is essentially a double-entry transaction ledger. Every transaction has to balance inputs and outputs
by jonahbenton 6y ago
Am not the parent but, for example, the Bitcoin blockchain is essentially a double-entry transaction ledger. Every transaction has to balance inputs and outputs.
If the product poster is using has that property, then perhaps is a reasonable choice.
Postgres does not have any ledger balancing primitives.
- andriosr 6y agoFor Decimals I’m using a hash-chain. So, entries are always balanced, atomic and immutable. Not a blockchain, as there is no need for consensus, but the properties for checking integrity are all in there.
- ethn 6y agoBitcoin-like blockchains are by default triple-entry accounting: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acfi.12556 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acfi.12556