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Decentralized – The nodes do not need to trust each other (or even know about each other)

Distributed – The nodes all trust each other – in a master-slave or a peer-to-peer relationship.

What database does Bitcoin Core use?

The bitcoin network itself does not use a database engine. Bitcoin Core uses LevelDB to index the blockchain and store the chain state data (UTXO set, current best block, etc.). It uses BerkeleyDB for the wallet.

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