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Cryptography · 1979–present

Merkle trees

Merkle trees summarize many pieces of data into one root hash while allowing efficient proofs that an item is included.

Context

Why it matters

Bitcoin blocks commit to their transactions through a Merkle root.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

  • Merkle trees summarize many pieces of data into one root hash while allowing efficient proofs that an item is included.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion
Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

Satoshi Nakamoto Institute

Tier — · archiveBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

Tier 1 · primary

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