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Inside Proof of Work
📅 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · 15:30–18:00
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Inside Proof of Work SubTopics to cover : SHA-256 and the random oracle assumption The puzzle: hash(header) < target Block arrival as a Poisson process Difficulty adjustment every 2016 blocks Merkle root Attacker catch-up probability (example: q = 0.1, z = 5) Questions Why does the random oracle assumption matter? Why does the simple attack model understate the risk? What happens as an attacker nears 50%? Agenda Member introduction (10 mins) Reading (10 mins) Paper discussion (1.5 hours) WIP (30 mins) Paper / source: [DESCRIPTION COMING SOON] Format Short introduction and context setting to start. A short walkthrough of the paper and its key ideas. Questions and discussion grounded in the original source. Moderator-led discussion with no promotions. Session Guides: Joshua Alana Blessing About Whitepaper Reading Club We are a community of founders, researchers, and builders across Singapore, Malaysia, San Francisco, Bangkok, New York, Lagos, Taipei, and Hong Kong. We meet in person every month to read, discuss, and pressure-test the latest blockchain papers, protocols, and technical ideas. Learn more: Website · Summaries · Calendar We create detailed, easy-to-understand summaries for each paper and have held 80+ sessions since June 2023, covering Account Abstraction, Parallel Chains, EIPs, the Bitcoin ecosystem, and AI x Crypto. We are ecosystem-agnostic, not for profit, and focused on projects with technical, product, or social innovation.
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