If you have read my previous blog, “Blockchain Explorers: What’s Actually Happening On-Chain,” you might remember that while exploring a block, we came across a field called Merkle Root. At first, it looks like just another long string of letters and numbers in the block details. What is this hash actually telling us? We already know that a block can contain hundreds or thousands of transactions. So, how does the blockchain keep track of all those transactions in a way that i

We have covered a lot of foundation on blockchain in this series, starting from understanding centralized and decentralized networks, exploring what blockchain really is, comparing different blockchain types, diving into consensus mechanisms, and uncovering the protocol stack that keeps everything running. But theory can only take you so far. At some point you have to stop reading definitions and go look at the real thing. So, this post is the practical demo. If someone hands

Hey guys!! I am happy to announce that we have reached 100 followers on Medium! Huge thanks for your continued support! It means a lot to have you guys here. Yes, so today we are going to learn about blockchain technology. When I first heard the word ‘blockchain’, what crossed my mind is a literal chain made of different blocks. Not wrong, but it’s just more than a connected chain. Think of a group of people who keeps a shared record, be it notes or daily updates or money det