Blockchain

Proof of Work (PoW)

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A decentralized consensus mechanism that requires network participants (miners) to expend computational effort by solving complex mathematical puzzles in order to validate transactions and add new blocks to the blockchain.

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Proof of Stake (PoS) Satoshi Nakamoto

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