The Bitcoin and other blockchains use Merkle trees as a way to encode blockchain data more efficiently and securely by hashing transactions and the resulting hashes into a hash called a Merkle root.

Cryptographic hash functions secure data by providing a unique fixed-length output for each input. These functions are essential in blockchain for data integrity and secure transactions.

The initiative spans 11 countries, offers up to $500K in funding from Core Ventures along with other rewards, and culminates ...

The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science Foundation have launched the Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025. Its goal is to ...

Miners (network participants) participate in mining to verify the legitimacy of transactions on the blockchain and ensure ...