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Topic: Hi, Can someone define POS, POW and the difference in simple words? (Read 442 times)

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Hi,

Clear definition from both of you.

Thanks a lot.

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PoS: If you have some coins in your wallet, you will get an percental interest based on that.
PoW: You have to mine the coin with GPU, CPU or ASICs.
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Title says.

It would be better it is presented as

1. POS : Pos is ....
2. POW: Pow is ...
3. What makes the difference is?

Thankyou.

1. POS : Pos is Proof of Stake. This is a reward for having your wallet synched with the network. This prevents it from 51% attacks (majority holder tries to bend the rules to change transactions). This is like interest from the bank and coins like MINT and Blackcoin use it.
2. POW: Pow is Proof of Work. This is the reward for mining coins (creating new coins with hashing power). This is the way Bitcoins are created. The hashing power is used to enable transactions between users in a decentralized way.

3. The difference?
See 1 and 2 Wink
hero member
Activity: 728
Merit: 501
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Title says.

It would be better it is presented as

1. POS : Pos is ....
2. POW: Pow is ...
3. What makes the difference is?

Thankyou.
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