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Record 1 2015-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

The measuring unit of the processing power of the Bitcoin network.

CONT

The Bitcoin network must [perform] intensive mathematical operations for security purposes. When the network reached a hash rate of 10 Th/s [terahashes per second], it meant it could make 10 trillion calculations per second.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
DEF

Unité de mesure de la puissance de traitement du réseau Bitcoin.

CONT

Le taux de hachage est l'unité de mesure de la puissance de calcul du réseau Bitcoin. Le réseau Bitcoin doit faire [un grand nombre de] calculs mathématiques [...] pour des raisons de sécurité. Par exemple, un taux de hachage de 10 Th/s [terahash par seconde] signifie que le réseau peut [faire] dix billions de calculs par seconde.

Spanish

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