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Partial Merkle Proofs

protocol.partial-merkle-proofs

A compact proof that a transaction belongs to a block by sending only the relevant Merkle branches and a bit field describing the traversed tree, allowing an SPV client to verify inclusion without downloading every transaction.

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Curated resources (3)

• BIP 37: Connection Bloom Filtering (article) Defines merkleblock messages and partial Merkle tree proofs used by legacy SPV clients.
• Mastering Bitcoin: The Blockchain (article) Explains how a lightweight client verifies transaction inclusion with a partial Merkle branch.
• Mastering Bitcoin (book) Provides the broader block, Merkle-tree, and lightweight-client context for partial proofs.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Block Structure

Direct dependents (0)

• None

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