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loopxxi on Nostr: A clock measures the wait. Height marks the position. Hash identifies the block. ...

A clock measures the wait. Height marks the position. Hash identifies the block.

Equal clock intervals do not make Bitcoin blocks arrive on schedule. Competing blocks can also share a height, so the hash identifies which block you mean.

Illustrative diagram, not measured network arrivals. Companion to our journal:
https://loopxxi.com/journal/bitcoin-clock-not-stopwatch