On 17/12/2017 09:39, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: > The Hard Math Behind Bitcoin's Global Warming Problem > https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-global-warming/
Does any Linker understand where the cryptographic "puzzle" fits in Bitcoin architecture? Is it just an arbitrary task providing no added-value, like digging holes then filling them up again? Or is it solely to regulate the rate of bitcoin creation? SHA-256 mentioned in the article is a hashing algorithm, not an encryption algorithm. I was part-way through Bernard's linked article when the power went out; maybe too many people mining bitcoins? David L. _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
