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The linked paper says the opposite. > This results in PoWs whose completion does not waste energy but instead is useful for the solution of computational probl
by guerrilla 6y ago
The linked paper says the opposite.
> This results in PoWs whose completion does not waste energy but instead is useful for the
solution of computational problems of practical interest.
- inter_netuser 6y agodo you believe every paper that comes across without critical review? This 31 page paper most definitely has not been fully evaluated by anyone commenting on it in this thread.
- betterunix2 6y agoIn fact, nobody seems to have read the first page, which has a note that the definition of "proof of useful work" in that paper is trivial. An updated version is available here: https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/559 https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/559
- exdsq 6y agoThanks for finding a better paper, I just went for the first paper with the relevant title as I was on my phone.