Merkle Trees: The Crypto Workhorse You’re Probably Using Wrong
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Blockchain’s favorite data structure does everything—except that one thing you thought it did.
The Heavy Lifters of Crypto
Merkle trees verify transactions, secure block headers, and sync light clients faster than a trader liquidates their margin position. But they’re not Swiss Army knives—despite what your overfunded blockchain startup’s whitepaper claims.
What They *Don’t* Do
Storing wallet balances? Nope. Processing smart contracts? Hard pass. Validating KYC docs? Only if you want SEC auditors to laugh you out of the room.
Next time someone pitches you a ‘revolutionary’ Merkle tree application, ask if it’s just a fancy Excel spreadsheet with extra steps.
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