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An algorithm that transforms a given amount of data (the "message") into a fixed number of digits, known as the "hash," "digest" or "digital fingerprint." Hash functions are a fundamental ...

Equipped with powerful computers, miners search for a 64-digit hexadecimal code known as a hash, which represents a block of transactions. Miners find this code through a process called hashing.