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Block Height

protocol.block-height

Height indexing of blocks and coinbase commitments used for chain ordering and validation assumptions.

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Curated resources (3)

• BIP 34: Block v2, Height in Coinbase (article) Defines coinbase height commitments.
• Bitcoin Developer Reference: Block Chain (article) Canonical block-header and chain reference fields.
• Bitcoin Core Academy: Bootstrapping (article) How nodes traverse height during initial sync.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Block Structure

Direct dependents (1)

• Halving Cycle

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