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Record 1 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

A consensus mechanism used to prove that a miner has dedicated a sufficient amount of their physical storage to a given endeavor.

OBS

While proof of stake and proof of work methods use stake size and computing power, respectively, to determine who is able to verify a transaction, PoC methods use available storage space to do so.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

La preuve de capacité, aussi appelée preuve d'espace (proof of space) ou preuve de stockage (proof of storage), est une alternative à la preuve de travail qui se base, non pas sur la dépense énergétique des machines validatrices, mais sur leur capacité à garder en mémoire des données.

Spanish

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