Why a Hash Function Became the Backbone of Bitcoin
How SHA-256 underpins proof of work, Merkle trees, address generation, and the chain of blocks itself. The four properties that make a hash function useful and exactly where Bitcoin uses each.
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How SHA-256 underpins proof of work, Merkle trees, address generation, and the chain of blocks itself. The four properties that make a hash function useful and exactly where Bitcoin uses each.
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