Update Proof of Work

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# Proof of Work # 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: 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. 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. 2. Given a set of equally powerful contenders, the outcome should be random.