Merkle Trees: The 45-Year-Old Idea That Still Holds the Blockchain Together

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/merkle-trees-the-45-year-old-idea-that-still-holds-the-blockchain-together. A clear guide to Merkle trees, from Bitcoin light wallets and Git diffs to Ethereum’s state trie and the shift toward Verkle trees. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #merkle-tree, #merkle-proof, #ethereum-state, #verkle-trees, #light-wallets, #git-hashing, #state-trie, and more. This story was written by: @arislanbekkalbaev. Learn more about this writer by checking @arislanbekkalbaev's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A clear guide to Merkle trees, from Bitcoin light wallets and Git diffs to Ethereum’s state trie and the shift toward Verkle trees.