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minus-squareEager EaglelinkEnglish1•edit-210 months agomeaning PoW is not such a problem when applied to create consensus in local or niche blockchains as the difficulty (and energy consumption) is orders of magnitude lower. For widely used coins it’s a terrible choice.
meaning PoW is not such a problem when applied to create consensus in local or niche blockchains as the difficulty (and energy consumption) is orders of magnitude lower. For widely used coins it’s a terrible choice.
PoW isn’t a problem at all.