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Comment by max_

Alot of sentiment today thinks proof of work is a waste of energy, but I assert that it can solve a lot more problems beyond its use for "Nakamoto Consensus".

I don't think anything else can solve decentralized rate limiting more effectively than proof of work.

I wrote a short blog post about the use of Proof of work beyond crypto mining [0]

[0] https://as1ndu.xyz/2019/11/proof-of-work-on-layer-two/

parent max_ 5 years ago

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