diff --git a/merkle_tree.go b/merkle_tree.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/merkle_tree.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+)
+
+// MerkleTree represent a Merkle tree
+type MerkleTree struct {
+	RootNode *MerkleNode
+}
+
+// MerkleNode represent a Merkle tree node
+type MerkleNode struct {
+	Left  *MerkleNode
+	Right *MerkleNode
+	Data  []byte
+}
+
+// NewMerkleTree creates a new Merkle tree from a sequence of data
+func NewMerkleTree(data [][]byte) *MerkleTree {
+	var nodes []MerkleNode
+
+	if len(data)%2 != 0 {
+		data = append(data, data[len(data)-1])
+	}
+
+	for _, datum := range data {
+		node := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, datum)
+		nodes = append(nodes, *node)
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(data)/2; i++ {
+		var newLevel []MerkleNode
+
+		for j := 0; j < len(nodes); j += 2 {
+			node := NewMerkleNode(&nodes[j], &nodes[j+1], nil)
+			newLevel = append(newLevel, *node)
+		}
+
+		nodes = newLevel
+	}
+
+	mTree := MerkleTree{&nodes[0]}
+
+	return &mTree
+}
+
+// NewMerkleNode creates a new Merkle tree node
+func NewMerkleNode(left, right *MerkleNode, data []byte) *MerkleNode {
+	mNode := MerkleNode{}
+
+	if left == nil && right == nil {
+		hash := sha256.Sum256(data)
+		mNode.Data = hash[:]
+	} else {
+		prevHashes := append(left.Data, right.Data...)
+		hash := sha256.Sum256(prevHashes)
+		mNode.Data = hash[:]
+	}
+
+	mNode.Left = left
+	mNode.Right = right
+
+	return &mNode
+}
diff --git a/merkle_tree_test.go b/merkle_tree_test.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/merkle_tree_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestNewMerkleNode(t *testing.T) {
+	data := [][]byte{
+		[]byte("node1"),
+		[]byte("node2"),
+		[]byte("node3"),
+	}
+
+	// Level 1
+
+	n1 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[0])
+	n2 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[1])
+	n3 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[2])
+	n4 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[2])
+
+	// Level 2
+	n5 := NewMerkleNode(n1, n2, nil)
+	n6 := NewMerkleNode(n3, n4, nil)
+
+	// Level 3
+	n7 := NewMerkleNode(n5, n6, nil)
+
+	assert.Equal(
+		t,
+		"64b04b718d8b7c5b6fd17f7ec221945c034cfce3be4118da33244966150c4bd4",
+		hex.EncodeToString(n5.Data),
+		"Level 1 hash 1 is correct",
+	)
+	assert.Equal(
+		t,
+		"08bd0d1426f87a78bfc2f0b13eccdf6f5b58dac6b37a7b9441c1a2fab415d76c",
+		hex.EncodeToString(n6.Data),
+		"Level 1 hash 2 is correct",
+	)
+	assert.Equal(
+		t,
+		"4e3e44e55926330ab6c31892f980f8bfd1a6e910ff1ebc3f778211377f35227e",
+		hex.EncodeToString(n7.Data),
+		"Root hash is correct",
+	)
+}
+
+func TestNewMerkleTree(t *testing.T) {
+	data := [][]byte{
+		[]byte("node1"),
+		[]byte("node2"),
+		[]byte("node3"),
+	}
+	// Level 1
+	n1 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[0])
+	n2 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[1])
+	n3 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[2])
+	n4 := NewMerkleNode(nil, nil, data[2])
+
+	// Level 2
+	n5 := NewMerkleNode(n1, n2, nil)
+	n6 := NewMerkleNode(n3, n4, nil)
+
+	// Level 3
+	n7 := NewMerkleNode(n5, n6, nil)
+
+	rootHash := fmt.Sprintf("%x", n7.Data)
+	mTree := NewMerkleTree(data)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, rootHash, fmt.Sprintf("%x", mTree.RootNode.Data), "Merkle tree root hash is correct")
+}