Big Barry Bitcoin on Nostr: The first (or one of the first) thing to validate is the proof of work. It isn't ...
The first (or one of the first) thing to validate is the proof of work. It isn't difficult to validate, but even for bad data, it is hard to make correctly.
You burn the same amount of energy as everyone else (as much as you got) to conpete for the next block or even any block, and then you watch that work go to waste.
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2024-07-08 10:21:50Event JSON
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