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    [[EDPB Guidelines 2025-02 on processing of personal data through blockchain
    technologies (v2.0)]]
tags:
  - Definition
  - Blockchain
Language: English
NoteType: Definition
Definition: >-
  Removal of intermediaries or middlemen in a transaction or process. In the
  context of blockchain, disintermediation means that transactions can be
  conducted directly between parties without the need for a central authority or
  intermediary, such as a bank. It should be noted, however, that even though a
  transaction on a blockchain does not require a central authority, it will in
  general still need other blockchain participants (such as miners, validators
  or others, depending on the particular blockchain implementation) to be
  carried out.
aliases:
  - disintermediated
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title: Disintermediated
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Removal of intermediaries or middlemen in a transaction or process. In the context of blockchain, disintermediation means that transactions can be conducted directly between parties without the need for a central authority or intermediary, such as a bank. It should be noted, however, that even though a transaction on a blockchain does not require a central authority, it will in general still need other blockchain participants (such as miners, validators or others, depending on the particular blockchain implementation) to be carried out.