A Guide to Blockchain Immutability and Challenges

There are thousands of tales spread throughout the world about blockchain. It is true that this technology is premier among all. Not only did it give birth to cryptocurrencies but it also resolved various security issues.

As I mentioned, a number of tales are there, but the most questioned and discussed tale is the immutability of a blockchain. In this post, I am shedding some light on this aspect. So, let's take a glimpse.

Java Immutable Objects

An object is considered immutable if its state cannot change after it is constructed. Since they cannot change state, they cannot be corrupted by thread interference or observed in an inconsistent state, making them useful in concurrent applications.

For example, String objects in Java are immutables.