Blocks

As in other crypto-currencies, the ledger of NOIZ transactions is built and stored in a linked series of blocks, known as a blockchain. This ledger provides a permanent record of transactions that have taken place, and also establishes the order in which transactions have occurred. A copy of the blockchain is kept on every node in the NOIZ network.

In NOIZ, all are prefaced by a block header that contains identifying parameters. Each transaction in a block is represented by common transaction data, specific transaction types also include transaction attachment, and certain transactions may include one or more additional appendices. All blocks contain the following parameters:

• A block version, block height value, and block identifier

• A block timestamp, expressed in seconds since the genesis block

• The ID of the account that generated the block, as well as that account's public key

• The ID and hash of the previous block The number of transactions stored in the block

• The total amount of BEAM is represented by transactions and fees in the block

• Transaction data for all transactions included in the block, including their transaction IDs

• The payload length of the block, and the hash value of the block payload

• The block’s generation signature

• A signature for the entire block

• The base target value and cumulative difficulty for the block