@inproceedings{6260dc2db1bc439194d4d60e53f42bfb,
title = "Merkle Tree: A Fundamental Component of Blockchains",
abstract = "With the increasing popularity of blockchain technology, Merkle trees (or hash trees) are playing significant roles in verifying and retrieving data for the implementation of blockchain for allowing efficient and secure verification of the contents of large data structures. This article gives systematical insights into Merkle trees with respect to their principles, properties, advantages, and applications.",
keywords = "Bitcoin, Blockchain, Hash functions, Merkle tree",
author = "Haojun Liu and Xinbo Luo and Hongrui Liu and Xubo Xia",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.; 2021 International Conference on Electronic Information Engineering and Computer Science, EIECS 2021 ; Conference date: 23-09-2021 Through 25-09-2021",
year = "2021",
month = sep,
day = "23",
doi = "10.1109/EIECS53707.2021.9588047",
language = "English",
series = "2021 International Conference on Electronic Information Engineering and Computer Science, EIECS 2021",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "556--561",
booktitle = "2021 International Conference on Electronic Information Engineering and Computer Science, EIECS 2021",
}