Blocks

Components of a Block

An Beo block is serialized in the following format:

Parameter
Type
Description

block_hash

string

The hash of the block

previous_hash

string

The hash of the previous block

header

object

The header of the block

transactions

array

The transactions in the block

ratificactions

array

The ratifications for proving rewards in the block

coinbase

string

The coinbase puzzle solution constructed by accumulating the individual prover solutions.

signature

string

The signature for the block

Transactions

The transactions are a list of all transactions that are included in the specified block.

Block Header

The block header contains components that summarize the state of the specified block, as well as the state of the ledger at this point in history. See the components of a block header for more details.

Components of a Block Header

An Beo block header is serialized in the following format:

Parameter
Type
Description

previous_state_root

string

The Merkle root representing the blocks in the ledger up to the previous block.

transactions_root

string

The Merkle root representing the transactions in the block.

finalize_root

string

The Merkle root representing the on-chain finalize including the current block.

ratifications_root

string

The Merkle root representing the ratifications in the block.

coinbase_accumulator_point

string

The accumulator point of the coinbase puzzle.

metadata

object

The metadata of the block.

Metadata

Parameter
Type
Description

network

u16

The network ID of the block

round

u64

The round that produced this block - 8 bytes

height

u32

The height of this block - 4 bytes

total_supply_in_microcredits

u64

The total supply of microcredits - 8 bytes

cumulative_weight

u128

The cumulative weight for this block - 16 bytes

cumulative_proof_weight

u128

The cumulative proof target for this block - 16 bytes

coinbase_target

u64

The coinbase target for this block - 8 bytes

proof_target

u64

The proof target for this block - 8 bytes

last_coinbase_target

u64

The coinbase target for the last coinbase - 8 bytes

last_coinbase_timestamp

u64

The Unix timestamp (UTC) for the last coinbase - 8 bytes

timestamp

i64

The Unix timestamp (UTC) for this block - 8 bytes

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