Block (Crypto)

wikipedia:Block

• On Cardano a new block is expected approximately around every 20 seconds

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INFO [08-19|19:43:23.557] Imported new block headers               count=768  elapsed=108.252ms   number=778,176 
hash=612ab6..f0897f age=3y2mo2w
INFO [08-19|19:43:23.684] Imported new block headers               count=384  elapsed=126.690ms   number=778,560 
hash=dfc105..841dc9 age=3y2mo2w
.../...

INFO [08-20|02:13:18.249] Imported new block receipts              count=160  elapsed=350.683ms number=6,679,818 
hash=6f1b08..738686 age=4mo1w6d  size=6.35MiB

INFO Block synchronisation started

[ db-sync-node:Info:67] [2023-05-01 11:28:43.97 UTC] Cardano.Db tip is at slot 36332261, block 6059200

Related

• Maximal Extractable Value (MEV)
• Epoch
• Slot
• Block construction
• Web3signer
• Cardano metrics

See also

• Block (Crypto)
• Ethereum 2.0, Beacon Chain, Ethereum Staking, validator, Consensus clients, Execution clients, Validation clients, Mainnet, testnets: Prater, Goerli ETH, Inclusion distance, Ethereum attestation, Attestation effectiveness, Attestation Reward Scale, slot, The Merge, Epoch, Slots, rETH, sETH, stETH, Lido Staked ETH, faucet, Ethereum ports, Subjectivity, Lido Staked ETH, ENR, Sharding, Ethers.js, Yellow paper, synchronization
• Blockchain, Blockchain explorer, Blockchain oracle, Smart contract, Chainlink, DeFi, EOS.IO, Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB), Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC), MEV, Block, Block receipts, Block headers, Slot, Block construction, Ledger, Zeeve.io

https://developers.cardano.org/docs/stake-pool-course/introduction-to-cardano/#slots-and-epochs