Proof of Work - Unraveling the Backbone of Blockchain Security and Decentralization

Fouad Sabry

Beschreibung

Explore the engine that powers decentralized consensus in Proof of Work, part of the Colored Coins series. Whether you're a scholar, developer, or simply cryptocurious, this book offers essential insights into blockchain’s technical heart through a political science lens.

Chapters Brief Overview:

1: Proof of work: Examines how computational effort creates trust in decentralized networks.

2: Proof of space: Introduces spacebased alternatives for energyefficient consensus mechanisms.

3: Monero: Discusses privacycentric proofofwork models enhancing fungibility and anonymity.

4: Bitcoin protocol: Details how proof of work secures the world’s first and most used cryptocurrency.

5: Equihash: Highlights a memoryhard algorithm's role in democratizing mining participation.

6: Cryptocurrency: Unpacks how digital currencies rely on proof of work for secure transactions.

7: Cryptographic nonce: Explains its critical role in ensuring unpredictability in mining puzzles.

8: Memoryhard function: Investigates functions that resist hardware dominance in consensus systems.

9: Hashrate: Defines its importance as a metric of network security and mining power.

10: Nervos Network: Explores a hybrid approach that integrates proof of work with layered architecture.

11: Doublespending: Analyzes how proof of work prevents fraudulent transaction duplication.

12: Mining pool: Describes how collective mining stabilizes earnings in proofofwork systems.

13: Ethereum Classic: Explores the persistence of proof of work in postfork blockchain governance.

14: Client Puzzle Protocol: Shows how proof of work is used beyond crypto to mitigate denialofservice.

15: Litecoin: Presents a faster alternative to Bitcoin, still grounded in proof of work.

16: Firo (cryptocurrency): Covers privacy tech blending proof of work and zeroknowledge proofs.

17: Vertcoin: Focuses on decentralization by resisting ASIC mining through algorithm choices.

18: Zerocoin protocol: Investigates proofbased privacy protocols layered atop cryptocurrencies.

19: Hashcash: Chronicles the origin of proof of work in antispam and early digital money.

20: Scrypt: Examines an algorithm designed for general user accessibility in mining.

21: Proof of stake: Contrasts with proof of work to highlight tradeoffs in decentralization.

This book bridges political science and cryptography, revealing how decentralized trust reshapes power. Whether in academia, finance, or tech, understanding proof of work is key to grasping the future of governance. Proof of Work equips professionals, students, and hobbyists with deep yet accessible knowledge to lead in the evolving cryptopolitical landscape.

Verfügbar seit: 06.08.2025.

Drucklänge: 197 Seiten.

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