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Proof-of-Work (PoW) is the Only Way to Prevent Corruption

Bitcoin builds the blockchain with a consensus mechanism called Proof-of-Work (PoW). The primary purpose of PoW is to implement a distributed timestamp server, which consists of a network of nodes competing and agreeing with each...

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Published inPART 5: Science, Economics, Law and Ethics of Bitcoin