Beginner's Guide to Hashing

In order to truly understand how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies work, it’s crucial to first understand the concept of “hashing”.

Hashing is a mathematical operation that is easy to perform, but extremely difficult to reverse. Learn how it all works.

Let’s look at some examples of hashing and see how the hashing process works using an actual hash function.

What is the purpose of hashing? What exactly is hashing used for?