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Re:Ask HN: Is there a Neutral Book on Blockchain Technology? by tromp on Monday April 03, 2023 @07:06AM (#35421524)
It can be misleading in places, like when it confuses the general notion of Proof-of-Work [1] with one PoW algorithm in particular (Hashcash) [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_work

[2] https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mastering-blockchain/97...

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Re:Ask HN: Is there a Neutral Book on Blockchain Technology? by mjburgess on Monday April 03, 2023 @05:30PM (#35431565)
Yes, i've discovered, after reading more, it's not very good
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