# Quote — Don Tapscott, Blockchain Revolution

> Every ten minutes, like the heartbeat of the bitcoin network, all the transactions conducted are verified, cleared, and stored in a block which is linked to the preceding block, thereby creating a chain.

- Author: [Don Tapscott](https://www.leafyquotes.com/don-tapscott.md)
- Book: [Blockchain Revolution](https://www.leafyquotes.com/don-tapscott/blockchain-revolution.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Don_Tapscott#The_Blockchain_Revolution:_How_the_Technology_Behind_Bitcoin_is_Changing_Money,_Business,_and_the_World) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/don-tapscott/blockchain-revolution/every-ten-minutes

## More from this book

> Technology doesn’t create prosperity any more than it destroys privacy.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/don-tapscott/blockchain-revolution/technology-doesnt-create.md)

> If we design for integrity, power, value, privacy, security, rights, and inclusion, then we will be redesigning our economy and social institutions to be worthy of trust. We now turn our attention to how this could roll out and what you should consider doing.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/don-tapscott/blockchain-revolution/if-we-design.md)

> We look at how blockchain technologies can change what it means to be a citizen and participate in the political process, from voting and accessing social services to solving some of society’s big hairy problems and holding elected representatives accountable for the promises that got them elected.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/don-tapscott/blockchain-revolution/we-look-at-how.md)