Merkle hash tree

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Does the Merkle hash tree always have to be a binary tree? If not then what will be the advantages if it is ternary, tertiary…or anything else?

snehalata konhar

Posted 2019-01-07T05:07:48.473

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There are advantages of a binary tree for single branch path verification: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/42624/are-bitcoin-merkle-trees-always-binary

James C. 2019-01-07T07:55:45.010

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