Yes. People often misunderstand that verifying transactions with blockchain is intrinsically difficult which is not the case. The hard part is making a ledger that can't be rewritten.
And mining is actually less akin to solving math problems and more akin to, well, actually mining. That is, digging around enough until you find some gold.
And mining is actually less akin to solving math problems and more akin to, well, actually mining. That is, digging around enough until you find some gold.