From a67ae3c7da4eff8bfc515ce2e9cfbe5f07702023 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nadams Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 12:51:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch09.asciidoc with Atlas code editor --- ch09.asciidoc | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/ch09.asciidoc b/ch09.asciidoc index c6b5d4d3..c326011e 100644 --- a/ch09.asciidoc +++ b/ch09.asciidoc @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ One way to think about the blockchain is like layers in a geological formation, ((("blocks", "structure of")))((("blockchain technology", "block structure")))A block is a container data structure that aggregates transactions for inclusion in the public ledger, the blockchain. The block is made of a header, containing metadata, followed by a long list of transactions that make up the bulk of its size. The block header is 80 bytes, whereas the average transaction is at least 250 bytes and the average block contains more than 500 transactions. A complete block, with all transactions, is therefore 1,000 times larger than the block header. <> describes the structure of a block. [[block_structure1]] +[role="pagebreak-before" .The structure of a block [options="header"] |=======