proof-of-work

The Next Big Shift in⁣ Bitcoin's ‍Landscape: The Halving Phenomenon A Defining Moment for Bitcoin As the calendar edges closer to ⁢April 19, or when⁤ the 840,000th ⁤bitcoin block is successfully mined, a pivotal event in the cryptocurrency…

We have added a new category “compute” to our list of features. Outsource the PoW of your applications and devices and let us do the work! We are proud to present further news! We have accepted the first user feedback, analyzed it and…

The world is talking about global warming. Bitcoin’s enormous energy requirement is bad for the climate. IOTA needs much less energy, but also needs computing power, among other things, for the PoW, which currently makes up a large part of…

A simple explanation (ELI9=explain like I am 9) of Azimuth (also known as NB-PoW) — A different approach to proof of work that we are working on as part of our long-term vision for IOTA. This post is the result of a collaboration among…

A proof of work is a piece of data which is difficult (costly, time-consuming) to produce but easy for others to verify and which satisfies certain requirements. The purpose of Proof of Work is to prevent spam. IOTA ledger is secured by a…