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CH02::mining: clarify that putting txes in blocks isn't hard

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It's just forming the header correctly that's hard.

Also remove the word trust, since Bitcoin doesn't depend on "trust in
computation".
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David A. Harding 2023-02-04 17:09:12 -10:00
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@ -521,9 +521,11 @@ network. It does not become part of the _blockchain_ until it is
verified and included in a block by a process called _mining_. See
<<mining>> for a detailed explanation.
The Bitcoin system of trust is based on computation. Transactions are
bundled into _blocks_, which require an enormous amount of computation
to prove, but only a small amount of computation to verify as proven.
The Bitcoin system of counterfeit protection is based on computation.
Transactions are bundled into _blocks_. Blocks have a very small header
that must be formed in a very specific way, requiring an enormous
amount of computation to get right--but only a small amount of
computation to verify as correct.
The mining process serves two purposes in bitcoin:
* ((("mining and consensus", "consensus rules", "security provided