Proof Of Work
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Allaire: AI inference compute could create productive proof-of-work crypto
“The idea of essentially, like, inference compute as GPU inference compute as proof of work. And so the work itself is the inference. And that as the underlying basis for proof of work cryptocurrency is pretty interesting. And would be, you know, potentially so…”
Sanchez: Proof of work beats resumes when unqualified for roles
“The best way to get something you were unqualified for is to show, don't tell is to do proof of work, not proof of resume.”
Sanchez: Proof of work will replace verbal interviews in future hiring
“You're going to have proof of work, and that proof of work will be the thing that drives people forward on a go forward basis. So if you want to get a job, you won't be able to explain your way in an interview and say, this is why you should hire me. You're go…”
Weisbrot: Ethereum cut energy consumption by 99% switching to Proof of Stake
“Ethereum's migration from, ah, proof of work to proof of stake, ah, system where the energy consumption literally dropped by 99%, like, overnight”
Szamosszegi: Proof of Work is the best market incentive to fix methane
“Proof of work is the strongest capitalist incentive that we have in the economy to fix the methane problem.”
Kahn: Proof of stake consensus reduces crypto energy consumption by 99%
“I mean, it's literally a 99% reduction. That's the, or those are the best estimates.”
Demirors: Bitcoin's proof of work acts as a global money battery
“Proof of work in and of itself is actually, I think, going to be one of the things that brings humanity into a new age of energy production, right? Right because Bitcoin is effectively a money battery. It enables you to balance, like, power on the grid”
Narula: Bitcoin has operated reliably for 10 years without protocol compromise
“So proof of work has been, though it consumes a lot of electricity, it requires a lot of electricity to run the specialized hardware, has been working pretty reliably for 10 years. It's very impressive, actually. A lot of people never thought that it would wor…”
Dixon: Sub-second transaction finality is impossible in proof-of-work systems
“You just simply can't have, ah, like sub-second transaction finality in a proof of work system. Like, so Bitcoin, like you really need to wait, you know, each block is 10 minutes, and it has to do with the coordination among the network, and the network propag…”
Yahya: Proof of stake can theoretically match proof of work security
“Now the cost of actually participating in consensus and making the entire network work in real terms comes down dramatically. And it's just as secure, or at least theoretically can be made just as secure. And that's a controversial statement, but I will sort o…”
Dayan: Vote buying applies to Proof-of-Work blockchains
“So, so fundamentally to vote buying, it doesn't actually matter what resource you're using. Vote buying works for proof of work too.”
Dixon: All new crypto networks avoid proof-of-work consensus
“All the new networks don't use proof of work, and don't have that impact”
Yahya: Proof of work aligns incentives among mutually distrustful network participants
“The insight is that you have to contribute something to the network in order to get to vote and to get paid. The result is an elegant incentive structure that encourages mutually distrustful participants to keep each other in check.”