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2. Proof of work - Wikipedia

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   Bitcoin is a proof-of-work digital currency that, like Finney's RPoW, is also based on the Hashcash PoW. But in bitcoin, double-spend protection is provided by a decentralized P2P protocol for tracking transfers of coins, rather than the hardware trusted computing function used by RPoW.

3. Explainer: What common cryptocurrency terms mean - AOL

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   A cryptocurrency wallet is a device used to store and manage crypto holdings. It safeguards private keys, which are essential for accessing and controlling your coins.

4. Cryptocurrency - Wikipedia

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   Proof-of-stake is a method of securing a cryptocurrency network and achieving distributed consensus through requesting users to show ownership of a certain amount of currency. It is different from proof-of-work systems that run difficult hashing algorithms to validate electronic transactions.

5. List of cryptocurrencies - Wikipedia

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   PoW & Proof of Service [nt 1] A bitcoin-based currency featuring instant transactions, decentralized governance and budgeting, and private transactions. 2014 NEO: NEO Da Hongfei & Erik Zhang SHA-256 & RIPEMD160: C# [38] dBFT: China based cryptocurrency, formerly ANT Shares and ANT Coins. The names were changed in 2017 to NEO and GAS. 2014 ...

6. Peercoin - Wikipedia

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   Peercoin, also known as Peer-to-Peer Coin, PP Coin, or PPC, is a cryptocurrency utilizing both proof-of-stake and proof-of-work systems. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is notable as the first cryptocurrency to implement the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism .

7. Bitcoin protocol - Wikipedia

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   A diagram of a bitcoin transfer. The bitcoin protocol is the set of rules that govern the functioning of bitcoin.Its key components and principles are: a peer-to-peer decentralized network with no central oversight; the blockchain technology, a public ledger that records all bitcoin transactions; mining and proof of work, the process to create new bitcoins and verify transactions; and ...

8. Proof of stake - Wikipedia

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   The first functioning implementation of a proof-of-stake cryptocurrency was Peercoin, introduced in 2012. [3] Other cryptocurrencies, such as Blackcoin, Nxt, Cardano, and Algorand followed. [3] However, as of 2017, PoS cryptocurrencies were still not as widely used as proof-of-work cryptocurrencies. [19] [20] [21]

9. Namecoin - Wikipedia

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   Namecoin (Abbreviation: NMC; sign: ) is a cryptocurrency originally forked from bitcoin software. It uses proof-of-work algorithm. Like bitcoin, it is limited to 21 million coins. [5] Namecoin can store data within its own blockchain transaction database. The original proposal for Namecoin called for Namecoin to insert data into bitcoin's ...