diff --git a/block/header.go b/block/header.go
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index 00000000..1700880e
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+++ b/block/header.go
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+package block
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/bsv-blockchain/go-sdk/chainhash"
+)
+
+const (
+	// HeaderSize is the size of a Bitcoin block header in bytes (80 bytes)
+	HeaderSize = 80
+)
+
+// Header represents a Bitcoin block header (80 bytes)
+type Header struct {
+	Version    int32          `json:"version"`      // 4 bytes - Block version
+	PrevHash   chainhash.Hash `json:"previousHash"` // 32 bytes - Previous block hash
+	MerkleRoot chainhash.Hash `json:"merkleRoot"`   // 32 bytes - Merkle root hash
+	Timestamp  uint32         `json:"time"`         // 4 bytes - Block timestamp (Unix time)
+	Bits       uint32         `json:"bits"`         // 4 bytes - Difficulty target
+	Nonce      uint32         `json:"nonce"`        // 4 bytes - Nonce
+}
+
+// NewHeaderFromBytes creates a BlockHeader from an 80-byte slice
+func NewHeaderFromBytes(data []byte) (*Header, error) {
+	if len(data) != HeaderSize {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid header size: expected %d bytes, got %d", HeaderSize, len(data))
+	}
+
+	h := &Header{}
+	r := bytes.NewReader(data)
+
+	// Read version (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &h.Version); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read version: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read previous block hash (32 bytes)
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, h.PrevHash[:]); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read prev block hash: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read merkle root (32 bytes)
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, h.MerkleRoot[:]); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read merkle root: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read timestamp (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &h.Timestamp); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read timestamp: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read bits (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &h.Bits); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read bits: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read nonce (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	if err := binary.Read(r, binary.LittleEndian, &h.Nonce); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read nonce: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return h, nil
+}
+
+// NewHeaderFromHex creates a BlockHeader from a hex string (160 characters)
+func NewHeaderFromHex(hexStr string) (*Header, error) {
+	data, err := hex.DecodeString(hexStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode hex: %w", err)
+	}
+	return NewHeaderFromBytes(data)
+}
+
+// Bytes serializes the block header to an 80-byte slice
+func (h *Header) Bytes() []byte {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	buf.Grow(HeaderSize)
+
+	// Write version (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	_ = binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, h.Version)
+
+	// Write previous block hash (32 bytes)
+	buf.Write(h.PrevHash[:])
+
+	// Write merkle root (32 bytes)
+	buf.Write(h.MerkleRoot[:])
+
+	// Write timestamp (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	_ = binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, h.Timestamp)
+
+	// Write bits (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	_ = binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, h.Bits)
+
+	// Write nonce (4 bytes, little-endian)
+	_ = binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, h.Nonce)
+
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// Hex returns the block header as a hex string
+func (h *Header) Hex() string {
+	return hex.EncodeToString(h.Bytes())
+}
+
+// Hash calculates the block hash (double SHA-256 of the header)
+func (h *Header) Hash() chainhash.Hash {
+	return chainhash.DoubleHashH(h.Bytes())
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation of the header
+func (h *Header) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Header{Hash: %s, PrevBlock: %s, Height: ?, Bits: %d}",
+		h.Hash().String(), h.PrevHash.String(), h.Bits)
+}
diff --git a/block/header_test.go b/block/header_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edd03fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/block/header_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package block
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNewHeaderFromBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Genesis block mainnet header
+	genesisHex := "0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003ba3edfd7a7b12b27ac72c3e67768f617fc81bc3888a51323a9fb8aa4b1e5e4a29ab5f49ffff001d1dac2b7c"
+	genesisBytes, err := hex.DecodeString(genesisHex)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to decode genesis hex: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	header, err := NewHeaderFromBytes(genesisBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHeaderFromBytes() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if header.Version != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Version = %d, want 1", header.Version)
+	}
+
+	if header.Timestamp != 1231006505 {
+		t.Errorf("Timestamp = %d, want 1231006505", header.Timestamp)
+	}
+
+	if header.Bits != 0x1d00ffff {
+		t.Errorf("Bits = %x, want 0x1d00ffff", header.Bits)
+	}
+
+	if header.Nonce != 2083236893 {
+		t.Errorf("Nonce = %d, want 2083236893", header.Nonce)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeaderBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	genesisHex := "0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003ba3edfd7a7b12b27ac72c3e67768f617fc81bc3888a51323a9fb8aa4b1e5e4a29ab5f49ffff001d1dac2b7c"
+	genesisBytes, _ := hex.DecodeString(genesisHex)
+
+	header, err := NewHeaderFromBytes(genesisBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHeaderFromBytes() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	serialized := header.Bytes()
+
+	if len(serialized) != HeaderSize {
+		t.Errorf("Bytes() returned %d bytes, want %d", len(serialized), HeaderSize)
+	}
+
+	if hex.EncodeToString(serialized) != genesisHex {
+		t.Errorf("Bytes() = %s, want %s", hex.EncodeToString(serialized), genesisHex)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeaderHex(t *testing.T) {
+	genesisHex := "0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003ba3edfd7a7b12b27ac72c3e67768f617fc81bc3888a51323a9fb8aa4b1e5e4a29ab5f49ffff001d1dac2b7c"
+
+	header, err := NewHeaderFromHex(genesisHex)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHeaderFromHex() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if header.Hex() != genesisHex {
+		t.Errorf("Hex() = %s, want %s", header.Hex(), genesisHex)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeaderHash(t *testing.T) {
+	// Genesis block mainnet
+	genesisHex := "0100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003ba3edfd7a7b12b27ac72c3e67768f617fc81bc3888a51323a9fb8aa4b1e5e4a29ab5f49ffff001d1dac2b7c"
+	expectedHash := "000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f"
+
+	header, err := NewHeaderFromHex(genesisHex)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHeaderFromHex() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	hash := header.Hash()
+	hashStr := hash.String()
+
+	if hashStr != expectedHash {
+		t.Errorf("Hash() = %s, want %s", hashStr, expectedHash)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewHeaderFromBytesInvalidSize(t *testing.T) {
+	invalidData := []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03}
+
+	_, err := NewHeaderFromBytes(invalidData)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("NewHeaderFromBytes() with invalid size should return error")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeaderPrevBlockAndMerkleRoot(t *testing.T) {
+	// Block 1 mainnet header
+	block1Hex := "010000006fe28c0ab6f1b372c1a6a246ae63f74f931e8365e15a089c68d6190000000000982051fd1e4ba744bbbe680e1fee14677ba1a3c3540bf7b1cdb606e857233e0e61bc6649ffff001d01e36299"
+	expectedPrevBlock := "000000000019d6689c085ae165831e934ff763ae46a2a6c172b3f1b60a8ce26f"
+
+	header, err := NewHeaderFromHex(block1Hex)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewHeaderFromHex() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	prevBlockStr := header.PrevHash.String()
+	if prevBlockStr != expectedPrevBlock {
+		t.Errorf("PrevBlock = %s, want %s", prevBlockStr, expectedPrevBlock)
+	}
+}