> I would argue the Merkle tree (or any other recursive signature algorithm) A Merkle tree is not a recursive signature algorithm, because a hash function is n

> I would argue the Merkle tree (or any other recursive signature algorithm) A Merkle tree is not a recursive signature algorithm, because a hash function is not a signature algorithm. https://paragonie.com/blog/2015/08/you-wouldnt-base64-a-password-cryptography-decoded https://paragonie.com/blog/2015/08/you-wouldnt-base64-a-pass... (Yes, you can build signature algorithms out of hash functions, but definitions matter.)