Beginner

Block Structure

Beginner Track 02

Blockchain is a massive public ledger

Every Bitcoin transaction is recorded on a page called a block. A new page is added roughly every 10 minutes, and no one can alter past pages.

What you'll learn in this module

  • What fields are inside a single block (6 of them)
  • How transactions get bundled into a single block
  • The meaning of the first-ever block (genesis) created by Satoshi in 2009

What's inside a block?

#Index

Block number

🕐Timestamp

Time recorded

📄Data

Bundle of transactions

🔗Prev Hash

Link to previous block

🎲Nonce

Mining proof number

🔍Hash

This block's fingerprint