> Miners are actually just trying to find a specific number called a nonce that when hashed together with the rest of the block header respects a specific constraint
What you're describing here is one particular Proof-of-Work algorithm called Hashcash. There are several others as I explain at
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[ 1.1 ms ] story [ 13.7 ms ] threadWhat you're describing here is one particular Proof-of-Work algorithm called Hashcash. There are several others as I explain at
https://cryptorials.io/beyond-hashcash-proof-work-theres-min...