【Term Explained】What is a Merkle tree for, and why do blocks use one?
A Bitcoin block header is only 80 bytes long, and it contains the Merkle root of all the transactions in the block.
The advantage of a Merkle tree is that a single short root hash can “lock in” thousands of transactions, so any change to even one transaction will be detected.
The header of every $BTC block records a Merkle root corresponding to all the transactions in that block.
If a project promises high returns, be skeptical.
A Bitcoin block header is only 80 bytes long, and it contains the Merkle root of all the transactions in the block.
The advantage of a Merkle tree is that a single short root hash can “lock in” thousands of transactions, so any change to even one transaction will be detected.
The header of every $BTC block records a Merkle root corresponding to all the transactions in that block.
If a project promises high returns, be skeptical.