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. 2018 Jul 2;42(8):149. doi: 10.1007/s10916-018-0996-4

Table 2.

Format of block

Block header
Name Description
Version Block version number
Hash The block’s hash value
Parent hash The previous block’s hash value
Difficulty The proof-of-work target difficulty
Timestamp Creation time of the block
Merkle root The root of Merkle Tree of transactions
Nonce A random counter for proof-of-work
Block body: Transactions
Transaction1, Transaction2⋯, Transactionn