diff --git a/.idea/.gitignore b/.idea/.gitignore
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+++ b/.idea/.gitignore
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+# Default ignored files
+/shelf/
+/workspace.xml
+# Editor-based HTTP Client requests
+/httpRequests/
+# Datasource local storage ignored files
+/dataSources/
+/dataSources.local.xml
diff --git a/.idea/code-challenge-2024-obamwonyi.iml b/.idea/code-challenge-2024-obamwonyi.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0876a7
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+++ b/.idea/code-challenge-2024-obamwonyi.iml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module type="PYTHON_MODULE" version="4">
+  <component name="NewModuleRootManager">
+    <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$" />
+    <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
+    <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
+  </component>
+</module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
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index 0000000..105ce2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/inspectionProfiles/profiles_settings.xml
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+<component name="InspectionProjectProfileManager">
+  <settings>
+    <option name="USE_PROJECT_PROFILE" value="false" />
+    <version value="1.0" />
+  </settings>
+</component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml b/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml
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index 0000000..5e775e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/material_theme_project_new.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="MaterialThemeProjectNewConfig">
+    <option name="metadata">
+      <MTProjectMetadataState>
+        <option name="migrated" value="true" />
+        <option name="pristineConfig" value="false" />
+        <option name="userId" value="-187d47ad:18eb8afd92d:-7ffe" />
+      </MTProjectMetadataState>
+    </option>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="Black">
+    <option name="sdkName" value="Python 3.10" />
+  </component>
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.10" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
+    <modules>
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/code-challenge-2024-obamwonyi.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/code-challenge-2024-obamwonyi.iml" />
+    </modules>
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/vcs.xml b/.idea/vcs.xml
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index 0000000..35eb1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/vcs.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="VcsDirectoryMappings">
+    <mapping directory="" vcs="Git" />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SOLUTION.md b/SOLUTION.md
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/block.py b/src/block.py
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index 0000000..d241aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/block.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# for creating and managing blocks
diff --git a/src/mining.py b/src/mining.py
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index 0000000..9913791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mining.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# for mining new blocks
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/transaction.py b/src/transaction.py
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index 0000000..af84905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/transaction.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# for managing transactions
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
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index 0000000..c400ae9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# for utilities
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/validation.py b/src/validation.py
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index 0000000..0f00515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# for handling validations
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_block.py b/tests/test_block.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_mining.py b/tests/test_mining.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_transaction.py b/tests/test_transaction.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/test_validation.py b/tests/test_validation.py
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index 0000000..e69de29