<p>I am having a tough time in understanding how Bitcoin payment verification works:</p>

<ol>
<li>How is Merkle tree related to Bitcoin blocks?</li>
<li>Had Merkle tree not been there, what would have been the problem?</li>
</ol>

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2014-10-22T21:28:09.127Z
Sherlock, would you mind editing your question so that it only covers a single topic? (For example, editing your question so that it only contains 1 and 2.) It makes information [easier to search for](http://meta.bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/426/should-we-split-up-posts-that-ask-many-questions-at-once). Remember, it's totally fine to have multiple questions on the front page at once.
Nick ODell
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2014-10-22T21:40:05.883Z
Sure, I won't mind
sherlock
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# Bitcoin payment verification

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-22)

I am having a tough time in understanding how Bitcoin payment verification works:

1. How is Merkle tree related to Bitcoin blocks?
2. Had Merkle tree not been there, what would have been the problem?

**Tags:** verification, merkle-tree

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sherlock, would you mind editing your question so that it only covers a single topic? (For example, editing your question so that it only contains 1 and 2.) It makes information [easier to search for](http://meta.bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/426/should-we-split-up-posts-that-ask-many-questions-at-once). Remember, it's totally fine to have multiple questions on the front page at once.  
> **username_0**: Sure, I won't mind  

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