The Bitcoin block header contains important information inside the block. These are divided into 6 fields which provide details of the block summary. Aside from the block header, there are the transactions and the coinbase field which are separate parts of the block. Each block header is unique and cryptographically secured, which is what gives it the property of immutability. The block headers are serialized with a total length of 80 bytes. It is then hashed as part of the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus algorithm that is used when mining for Bitcoin. During that process, the serialized header becomes part of the consensus rules which miners must follow as part of the…...
A Decomposition Of The Bitcoin Block Header
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