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Proof of work (PoW) is a decentralized consensus mechanism that requires members...

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The Lightning Network is a “layer 2” payment protocol designed to be...

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Taproot is a Bitcoin network upgrade / soft fork that increases privacy...

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A consensus mechanism refers to any number of methodologies used to achieve...

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A cryptographic hash function is a mathematical algorithm that maps data of...

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A Merkle tree is a data structure that serves to encode blockchain...

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a number used to protect private communications by preventing replay attacks

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A Bitcoin halving event is when the reward for mining bitcoin transactions...

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“Hashrate” refers to the total combined computational power that is being used...

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Bitcoin mining is the process by which new bitcoins are entered into...

Proof of Work

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