From b9ed83fd417ff6d3e292f981f8892ba3f831905f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Craig Everett Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 20:28:28 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] Add Proof of Work --- Proof-of-Work.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Proof-of-Work.md diff --git a/Proof-of-Work.md b/Proof-of-Work.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..75bb615 --- /dev/null +++ b/Proof-of-Work.md @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +# Proof of Work + +In the "hold a competition" case of [leader selection](Leader (s)election) we need a special kind of puzzle that has a few important properties: + +1. Difficult to solve, but easy to verify. A human-type puzzle that fits this description would be a jigsaw puzzle: it takes a long time to figure out where all the pieces go, but once complete anyone can check whether it is correctly solved by merely glancing at it. +2. Given a set of equally powerful contenders, the outcome should be random. \ No newline at end of file