Mining Algorithm

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It is an integral component of blockchain and is defined as the set of rules or instructions that a computer follows in order to generate a valid block. A variety of the mining algorithms have been designed to be used and each of them has its individual strengths and weaknesses. The most popular algorithms of mining include SHA-256, Equihash, Ethash and Scrypt.

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