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CH12: clarify that mining is not a race

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David A. Harding 2023-05-25 13:07:17 -10:00
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@ -404,8 +404,8 @@ effectively ends with the propagation of a new block that acts as an
announcement of a winner. To miners, receiving a valid new block means announcement of a winner. To miners, receiving a valid new block means
someone else won the competition and they lost. However, the end of one someone else won the competition and they lost. However, the end of one
round of a competition is also the beginning of the next round. The new round of a competition is also the beginning of the next round. The new
block is not just a checkered flag, marking the end of the race; it is block is
also the starting pistol in the race for the next block. also the start of the competition for the next block.
=== Aggregating Transactions into Blocks === Aggregating Transactions into Blocks