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Mastering Blockchain

You're reading from   Mastering Blockchain Deeper insights into decentralization, cryptography, Bitcoin, and popular Blockchain frameworks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787125445
Length 540 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Imran Bashir Imran Bashir
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Blockchain 101 FREE CHAPTER 2. Decentralization 3. Cryptography and Technical Foundations 4. Bitcoin 5. Alternative Coins 6. Smart Contracts 7. Ethereum 101 8. Ethereum Development 9. Hyperledger 10. Alternative Blockchains 11. Blockchain-Outside of Currencies 12. Scalability and Other Challenges 13. Current Landscape and Whats Next

Block


As discussed earlier, blocks are the main building blocks of a blockchain. Ethereum blocks consist of various components, which are described as follows:

  • The block header

  • The transactions list

  • The list of headers of Ommers or Uncles

The transaction list is simply a list of all transactions included in the block. In addition, the list of headers of Uncles is also included in the block. The most important and complex part is the block header, which is discussed here.

Block header

Block headers are the most critical and detailed components of an Ethereum block. The header contains valuable information, which is described in detail here.

Parent hash

This is the Keccak 256-bit hash of the parent (previous) block's header.

Ommers hash

This is the Keccak 256-bit hash of the list of Ommers (Uncles) blocks included in the block.

Beneficiary

Beneficiary field contains the 160-bit address of the recipient that will receive the mining reward once the block is successfully mined.

State root

The state root field...

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