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Re:Ask HN: How can cryptocurrency be always in power resourc... by gt565k on Friday February 12, 2021 @12:07PM (#26115836)
There are PoS consensus algorithm blockchains like Cardano and others.

PoW - proof of work is first gen blockchain tech that requires heavy work by CPUs/GPUs.

PoS is next gen blockchain tech that solves this issue.

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