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Re: Importance of miners
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odolvlobo
on 04/11/2018, 07:58:04 UTC
OP's comment is just weird! i don't know why he even started this topic when he is not even familiar with mining. your comment is better, i just wanted to add this.
i personally don't like calling mining a "puzzle". there is no puzzle. it is the common hash function (SHA256) that you perform multiple times until you satisfy a condition!

I agree. The OP seems to lack some understanding, or perhaps simply does not speak English well enough.

As for the "puzzle" term, I think "puzzle" is an accurate term, though it might be misleading and not the best term. It is also frequently described as a "complex mathematical problem", which I think is better though not by much.

Here is the "puzzle" (slightly simplified):

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Given a target value, T, and a block of transactions, B, find a valid block header, H, such that

SHA-256(SHA-256(H) < T

Even though there is no known method of "solving" the puzzle other than brute-force guessing, it can still be considered to be a puzzle.