This project demonstrates a basic implementation of a blockchain using Python. It includes functionality for creating blocks, calculating hashes, encrypting and decrypting data, and validating the blockchain.
To run this project, you need to have the following dependencies installed:
- Python (version 3.6 or higher)
pymongo
librarycryptography
library
You can install the required libraries using pip
:
pip install pymongo cryptography
#Usage
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/blockchain.git
#Navigate to the project directory:
cd blockchain
Install the dependencies (if not already installed)
#Update the MongoDB connection string:
Replace the MongoDB connection string in the code with your own connection string. You can obtain a connection string from the MongoDB Atlas dashboard.
Run the code:
python blockchain.py