Leveraging IoT and Blockchain Technology
Figure 3-1 : The Ahoy blockchain .
The Internet of Things ( IoT ) is a system of objects , devices , people , and / or mechanical and digital machines attributed with unique identifiers ( UIDs ) that interrelate across computing devices . This system allows for data transfer over a network without human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction .
IoT uses embedded processors , sensors , and communication hardware to gather , share , and utilize environmental data . These devices send information to nodes that store the data and
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