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State Root

A cryptographic commitment (hash) to the post-block ledger state, used by consensus and light clients to verify that all nodes reached the same result.

State Root

Consensus

A cryptographic commitment (hash) to the post-block ledger state, used by consensus and light clients to verify that all nodes reached the same result.

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Definition

A cryptographic commitment (hash) to the post-block ledger state, used by consensus and light clients to verify that all nodes reached the same result.

Why it matters

Commits to the ledger state so it can be verified without downloading everything.

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