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Relatedly, a precursor to the Bitcoin proof of work algorithm, Hashcash [0], was created to solve this same problem. This feels like a cool modern iteration of
by gnashxyz 2mo ago
Relatedly, a precursor to the Bitcoin proof of work algorithm, Hashcash [0], was created to solve this same problem.
This feels like a cool modern iteration of it.
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashcash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashcash
- felixdoerp 2mo agosuper interesting - did not know!
- OisinMoran 2mo agoYeah, this gets reinvented every once in a while. I think Balaji’s earn.com was doing this for a while back around 2015/16