The name of the currency unit (the coin), the network, and the software.((("bitcoin")))
block::
A grouping of transactions, marked with a timestamp, and a fingerprint of the previous block. The block header is hashed to produce a proof of work, thereby validating the transactions. Valid blocks are added to the main blockchain by network consensus.((("block")))
A grouping of transactions, marked with a timestamp, and a fingerprint of the previous block. The block header is hashed to produce a proof of work, thereby validating the transactions. Valid blocks are added to the main blockchain by network consensus.((("block")))
blockchain::
A list of validated blocks, each linking to its predecessor all the way to the genesis block.((("blockchain")))
blockchain::
A list of validated blocks, each linking to its predecessor all the way to the genesis block.((("blockchain")))
confirmations::
Once a transaction is included in a block, it has one confirmation. As soon as _another_ block is mined on the same blockchain, the transaction has two confirmations, and so on. Six or more confirmations is considered sufficient proof that a transaction cannot be reversed.((("confirmations")))
Once a transaction is included in a block, it has one confirmation. As soon as _another_ block is mined on the same blockchain, the transaction has two confirmations, and so on. Six or more confirmations is considered sufficient proof that a transaction cannot be reversed.((("confirmations")))
difficulty::
A network-wide setting that controls how much computation is required to produce a proof of work.((("difficulty")))
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A digital fingerprint of some binary input.((("hash")))
genesis block::
The first block in the blockchain, used to initialize the cryptocurrency.((("genesis block")))
The first block in the blockchain, used to initialize the cryptocurrency.((("genesis block")))
miner::
A network node that finds valid proof of work for new blocks, by repeated hashing.((("miner")))