Are streams stored as blocks?

+2 votes
I want to know the difference between a block and a stream and when should I store data as stream and when I store data as a block (if there is such thing as storing data as block)?.. I'm probably confused with this so please don't hesitate to write a long very explanatory answer
asked Aug 14, 2018 by Yosh

1 Answer

+1 vote
Indeed, there is no such thing as storing data as a block. The blocks are the underlying mechanism for validating and ordering all transactions – streams, assets, permissions, etc... If your use case is for general data storage and retrieval, you should definitely use the streams APIs.
answered Aug 16, 2018 by MultiChain
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