block weight

Keyword reference — entries that mention this term in body prose.

Defined in: Bitcoin block and chain design — headers, Merkle trees, and chain selection

4 entries reference this keyword in body prose.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 6, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin ecosystem design — Lightning Network, sidechains, and L1 extensions

How the Bitcoin ecosystem layers above and around the base chain: Lightning payment channels, federated sidechains, L1 envelope extensions, and mining pool architectures.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 6, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin consensus design — proof of work, difficulty adjustment, and fork handling

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

How Bitcoin nodes agree on a single chain: SHA-256d proof of work, the difficulty adjustment algorithm, block validation rules, fork resolution, and probabilistic finality.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated September 6, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin transaction design — UTXO model, Script, and signature schemes

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

Deep-dive into Bitcoin's transaction layer: UTXO lifecycle, transaction structure, Script evaluation, ECDSA and Schnorr signatures, SegWit, and Taproot.

Event January 3, 2009 Added May 27, 2026 Updated July 26, 2026 Design Document

Bitcoin system design overview — architecture, data flow, and design-document index

Bitcoin Institute ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto

High-level system overview of Bitcoin's architecture, layer model, and data flow. Entry point to a 12-page design-document series covering every major subsystem.