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Proof of work

A way of securing a blockchain where miners compete using computing power.

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Definition

Miners spend energy to solve puzzles, and the winner adds the next block and earns the reward. The cost of this work is what makes the history hard to rewrite. Bitcoin uses proof of work.

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