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5 Global Problems Bitcoin's Proof of Work Can Help Solve

Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?

By Daniel Cawrey
Updated Sep 11, 2021, 10:56 a.m. Published Jul 3, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
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