Here's some "lore" around proof-of-work and why it must burn external resources: https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/asic-faq.pdf https://download.wpsoftwa

Here's some "lore" around proof-of-work and why it must burn external resources: https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/asic-faq.pdf https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/asic-faq.pdf https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/alts.pdf https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/alts.pdf