Is Proof-of-Stake the Future of Consensus? Blockscale Doesn’t Think So!by@callcryptocharlie
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Is Proof-of-Stake the Future of Consensus? Blockscale Doesn’t Think So!

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Intel’s new ASIC chip for Bitcoin mining aims to maximize the Bitcoin hash rate without power concerns. With Blockscale, Intel aims to better the environment-friendly standards set by MicroBT and Bitman. Mining bitcoin would still require insanely powerful computers—preferably the most advanced gaming rigs. Bitcoin keeps changing the ‘Network Difficulty’ bi-weekly depending on the state of mining within the ecosystem. Therefore, massive hashing power is needed to solve certain ‘Mineable’ problems in some cases.

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Saving crypto from the corny. Playing hard to get in a spatially mapped metaverse. And coding as we get acquainted.


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