{"id":239677,"date":"2026-03-02T10:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?post_type=glossary-terms&#038;p=239677"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:55:50","slug":"on-chain-off-chain","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/on-chain-off-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"On-Chain, Off-Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\r\n            <div data-youtube-id=\"FvEa2lbKmrM\" class=\"yt-video-blocked video-overlay lazyload\"\r\n                 style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/FvEa2lbKmrM\/hqdefault.jpg&#039;)\">\r\n                <div>\r\n                    <p class=\"text-large mb-4\">\r\n                        To watch this video you must accept functional cookies.\r\n                    <\/p>\r\n                    <button class=\"btn btn-primary w-50 manage-cookies\">\r\n                        Manage Cookies\r\n                    <\/button>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you send value in the crypto world, your transaction takes one of two paths: on-chain or off-chain. &nbsp;On-chain transactions go directly onto the blockchain, where every step is recorded, verified, and stored forever. 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