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Merkle Leaf

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Table of contents
    1. 0.2. How It Works
    2. 0.4. Why It’s Useful

A Merkle Leaf is the most basic unit in a Merkle Tree, representing individual pieces of data—like a single transaction—hashed and stored at the tree’s lowest level.

How It Works

Each Merkle Leaf holds a hashed version of data. Pairs of these are combined and hashed repeatedly, forming a structure that ends at a single Merkle Root, enabling quick and secure data verification.

Why It’s Useful

Merkle Leaves allow blockchains to verify huge amounts of data with minimal processing, making systems more efficient and secure.