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The signature for your data that has been signed is a chain of hashes which is used to calculate back to the merkle root. Wikipedia defintion of blockchain[1]
by sasas 10y ago
The signature for your data that has been signed is a chain of hashes which is used to calculate back to the merkle root.
Wikipedia defintion of blockchain[1]
> A blockchain consists of blocks that hold batches of valid transactions. Each block includes the hash of the prior block in the blockchain, linking the two. The linked blocks form a chain
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_(database) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_(database)
- vertex-four 10y agoThe very next paragraph describes blockchain databases as peer-to-peer protocols with some form of scoring algorithm to decide which blocks are part of the chain.
- bfuller 10y agoThis has now been answered by someone from the team