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Block Height

by Hideo Nakamura
Block Height

Block Height Definition

Block height is a concept used in blockchain technology to refer the number of blocks connected in the chain. In other words, it’s a measure of how many blocks have been mined since the initial Genesis block. The higher the block height, the more recent and up-to-date that particular blockchain is.

Every time a new block is added to a blockchain, its total length increases by one and so does its overall block height. For example if there are currently 10 blocks in your chain then its current blockheight would be 10. This can also be referred to as ‘the number of confirmations’ on an individual transaction or address balance as each additional confirmation means another block has been added to that specific chain which adds security to any transactions made using it.

How Block Height Works?

Each newly created Bitcoin or cryptocurrency’s network starts with what’s called “The Genesis Block” – this acts as the very first entry into that particular blockchain ledger system and from here all further transactions are recorded chronologically within their respective networks through ‘blocks’ being formed from them, hence why they are known collectively as ‘blockchain’. As these transactions become confirmed over time (usually once every ten minutes for Bitcoin), miners will begin adding them sequentially onto existing chains until eventually reaching what is known today as their current Block Height; i.e., where we stand at now within our own networks respectively throughout crypto history!

Therefore, whenever somebody sends you some form of digital currency via Blockchain Technology, you can track it back through different nodes across its network until eventually reaching an exact coordinate point – otherwise known simply as “the current Blockheight”. In essence this provides us with ongoing assurance around transaction legitimacy/validity due to having accumulated multiple confirmations along this journey thus far!

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