What's the deal with generating a Blockhash?

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eric_diamondFull Member
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#1Mar 26, 2024, 06:12 PM
Hey everyone, I've checked out a bunch of tutorials, YouTube videos, Google searches, and even this thread, but I'm still kinda lost on how miners actually end up getting that "Blockhash". Can someone break it down for me using this example? So, we’ve got block number: #755118, and its blockhash is: 00000000000000000004263b29bf5bf2dc8de62ba926a14b77f123fece4d3d5e. The Merkle root for that block is: fe26443a7f9736eb317d6fff513f877d74c8dfb4107045915b820bd31274faed, and the nonce is: 91615120. Then there's block number: #755119, with a blockhash of: 000000000000000000024f691092adc85ce52ab7e4dc4934e1c78d098afa2dfb. Its Merkle root is: 66e1402552f44695444aa3a201e7330a479f14dafa8f4b9a0496a53c6e950daa, and its nonce is: 2254353472. What steps were taken to get the blockhash for #755119? Thanks!
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L0neDegenSenior Member
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#2Mar 26, 2024, 07:27 PM
Hi. This question is about bitcoin block structure, not about mining. This means that * if you're a technical guy you should move the topic to Development & Technical Discussion; then you'll get good technically accurate answers. (this would be the best option imho, this looks like a technical question to me) * if you're a not so technical newbie, this may better go to Beginners & Help. Now, about your question, you may not have been looking for the right websites. And sources of information. One direct explanation come from https://learnmeabitcoin.com/ which is one very good source for learning: If you go to the source of this quote, you'll get more details. Related links: * https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/block-hash * https://learnmeabitcoin.com/beginners/blocks * https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block * https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining * https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block_hashing_algorithm
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