Another awesome read as we continue through Knut Svanholm's excellent book, "Sovereignty Through Mathematics." Part 3 goes into so many fascinating concepts on the nature of proof of work, and the zero-to-one invention of absolute digital scarcity.
• Proof of Work in nature
• Unforgeable Costliness
• Absolute scarcity
• Bitcoin's & marshmallows
& much more!
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Mentioned in the commentary:
• Money, Blockchains, & Social Scalability
https://anchor.fm/thecryptoconomy/episodes/CryptoQuikRead_066---Money--Blockchains--and-Social-Scalability-e2ndsj
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