Value for Value ⚡️
So the merkle root, that's a hash that represents all of the transactions included in the block. It like summarizes all the contents of the transactions into a 32 byte value. I mean, you start off with all these branches, the first branch is the coinbase transaction and the first transaction you hash that together, then you take 4 transactions, you hash all those together and hash it with 1 and 2 and then you take 8 transactions and so on and so forth until you have enough branches to cover all of the transactions in a block. Max, I gotta go, I gotta shoot this fucking wreck. Alright, you little shit.
Episode Summary
Max, notorious for his late-night, self-absorbed, inconsiderate, and mostly aloof phone calls, once rang Jon at an ungodly hour to dig into the details of Bitcoin
block components. As Jon was chasing a raccoon out of his chicken coop, Max's questions came pouring in, demanding clarity on block templates, candidate
blocks, and the components of a completed block. Despite pausing to bust a cap in a raccoon’s ass, Jon explained that miners use a block templ... Show More
block components. As Jon was chasing a raccoon out of his chicken coop, Max's questions came pouring in, demanding clarity on block templates, candidate
blocks, and the components of a completed block. Despite pausing to bust a cap in a raccoon’s ass, Jon explained that miners use a block templ... Show More
