From 09fdf32e8e94025e517243ffdfa62e4423c0e530 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Falbesoner Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:34:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix block header weight (s/240/320/) A block header consists of 80 vbytes, which corresponds to 80*4 = 320 weight units. --- ch06_transactions.adoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch06_transactions.adoc b/ch06_transactions.adoc index db25c8f3..9383ef39 100644 --- a/ch06_transactions.adoc +++ b/ch06_transactions.adoc @@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ _vbytes_, where four units of weight equal one vbyte, providing an easy comparison to the original _byte_ measurement unit used in legacy Bitcoin blocks. -Blocks are limited to 4 million weight. The block header takes up 240 +Blocks are limited to 4 million weight. The block header takes up 320 weight. An additional field, the transaction count, uses either 4 or 12 weight. All of the remaining weight may be used for transaction data.