Bitcoin Q&A: Nonces, mining, and quantum computing - By Andreas M. Antonopoulos (aantonop)
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- Who generates the nonce?
- What makes it random?
- How is nonce-guessing important to the competitive process of mining?
- What happens if the hashing algorithm (SHA-256) was compromised?
- Is quantum computing a threat?