The image here shows pieces of an old coin that have been cut into smaller parts, which is a brilliant metaphor for Bitcoin's ability to split and combine transaction values.
For Combining and Splitting Value Paragraph 2 in plain language:
Think about it like this: you got a tree with branches spreading out everywhere. A Bitcoin transaction can be just one branch that's connected to several other branches, which are also connected to even more.
But here’s the kicker: you don't need the whole family tree from Adam and Eve to figure out who your second cousin once removed is. Same with Bitcoin – you don’t gotta trace every single step back to the start. Just look at what’s needed for your piece of the action (the current transaction).
So no sweat if things fan-out like crazy. You only need enough info from recent moves, not the entire history since day one.
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