Module bitcoin::block

Bitcoin blocks.

A block is a bundle of transactions with a proof-of-work attached, which commits to an earlier block to form the blockchain. This module describes structures and functions needed to describe these blocks and the blockchain.

Structs

• Block
  Bitcoin block.
• BlockHash
  A bitcoin block hash.
• Header
  Bitcoin block header.
• TxMerkleNode
  A hash of the Merkle tree branch or root for transactions.
• Version
  Bitcoin block version number.
• WitnessCommitment
  A hash corresponding to the witness structure commitment in the coinbase transaction.
• WitnessMerkleNode
  A hash corresponding to the Merkle tree root for witness data.

Enums

• Bip34Error
  An error when looking up a BIP34 block height.
• ValidationError
  A block validation error.