#3 - More on Bitcoin: How does mining work? What are hash functions? And what is Proof of Work? - podcast episode cover

#3 - More on Bitcoin: How does mining work? What are hash functions? And what is Proof of Work?

Aug 31, 202220 minSeason 1Ep. 3
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Episode description

In this third episode we'll dig more into the tech of Bitcoin. But for that, we'll need to talk briefly about cryptographic hash functions and how they work. Once done, we'll talk about mining, proof of work, chains of blocks, and mining pools!

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