the first graph is a four-level tree with a fanout of n = 1. It has only four nodes, starting with the (red) root node, traversing the (burgundy) internal and (blue) twig nodes and ending with the ...

But, how do you identify a Merkle tree? Leaf nodes, non-leaf nodes and the Merkle root are the three essential parts of a Merkle tree in the context of blockchains. Transaction hashes or ...