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Apply what you have learned about cryptography and blockchain hashing above to the Merkle tree, which underlies the process of adding new blocks, which represent new transactions, to the blockchain.
This course on the Merkle tree and cryptocurrencies also introduces the concepts of proof-of-work and proof-of-stake, which play an important role in ensuring the integrity of the blockchain.
This course requires the purchase of two books to complete the tasks:
Drescher, D. (2017). Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps. (ISBN-13: 978-1484226032)
Antonoupoulos, A.M. (2017). The Internet of Money, Volume Two. (ISBN-13: 978-1947910065)
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