"stateHash" vs. "previousBlockHash" in blockchain.

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What is the difference between statehash and previousBlockhash in blockchain? Should the previousBlockhash of the current block be equal to the statehash of the previous block?

Jun 29, 2018 in Blockchain by digger
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A statehash is the hash of the data inside that block.
A previousBlockhash is the hash of the header of the previous block.

No, the statehash and the previousBlockhash need not be same.
answered Jun 29, 2018 by Omkar
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