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Re:How Monero's proof of work works by hyc_symas on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:15PM (#48012633)
PoW is useful in far more situations than PoS. A derivative of RandomX is now used to protect TOR too (Equi-X). https://github.com/tevador/equix/blob/master/devlog.md
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Re:How Monero's proof of work works by idiotsecant on Monday May 04, 2026 @02:21PM (#48012717)
Yes I suppose it's difficult to stake something of value when the system you're securing is not stapled to a currency.
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