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SHA-256 & Signatures

Two of Bitcoin's most-used primitives. Hash arbitrary data to see how SHA-256 (and its double application) shapes block IDs, txids, and merkle roots — then verify, or generate, a Bitcoin signature.

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SHA-256

32 bytes / 64 hex chars

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Double SHA-256

HASH256 — used for txids and block headers

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