Merkle Tree

Cryptographic data structure that allows large amounts of data to be verified in an efficient and secure way.

What is it? - Dummies

It's like a tree where the leaves are data, and just by looking at the root you can tell if all the data is OK without checking it one by one.

What is it? - PRO

A Merkle Tree is a hash structure in the form of a binary tree where each parent node is the hash of its child nodes, facilitating the quick and complete verification of data on the blockchain.

Key points

Used to validate transactions without downloading the entire chain.

Improves efficiency and safety.

Fundamental in light nodes.

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Sales and disadvantages

Advantages:

Fast and secure verification.
Reduces bandwidth and storage usage.

Disadvantages:

Complexity in its implementation.
It requires technical knowledge to understand how it works.

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