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# Consensus

This page explains the Consensus micro-service.

The Finscale Consensus Service (FCS) acts as a trust layer for any application or permissioned network. 

It allows for the creation of an immutable and verifiable log of messages. Application messages are submitted to any network for consensus, given a trusted timestamp, and fairly ordered. 

Use FHC to track assets across a supply chain, create auditable logs of events in an advertising platform, or even use it as a decentralized ordering service.

We use FCS to maintain a consistent data stream over to all services.