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 			    -   Unlocking Script
 		    -   Transaction Output
 			    -   Locking Script
-	    -   Block
+	    -   [Block](/protocol/blockchain/block)
 		    -   [Header](/protocol/blockchain/block/block-header)
 	    -   Transactions
 		    -   Legacy Transaction Ordering
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+# Block
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+A block is a collection of transactions that have been committed to the blockchain as a bundle.  The transactions do not necessarily have to be related to one another and, generally, are only associated by virtue of when they were submitted to the Bitcoin Cash network.
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+Every block contains one coinbase transaction, followed by zero or more additional transactions.  The coinbase transaction is created by the miner of the block and provides an opportunity for them to receive the block reward for successfully mining a block, along with any fees collected from the transactions in the block.  For more information, see [Mining](/protocol/mining).
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+## Block Headers
+
+Block are identified by the SHA-256 hash of their header.  Since the block header contains the root of a merkle tree of the transactions in the block, this means the hash is ultimately dependent on both the meta-information about the block as well as the full contents of all of its component transactions.  For more information see [Block Header](/protocol/blockchain/block/block-header).
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+## Coinbase Transaction
+