What is the Bitcoin proof-of-work problem?
The Endeavour 2025-06-20
Summary:
In order to prevent fraud, anyone wanting to add a block to the Bitcoin blockchain must prove that they’ve put in a certain amount of computational work. This post will focus on what problem must be solved in order produce proof of work. You’ll see the proof of work function described as finding strings whose […]
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