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@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ independent validation is a key component of ((("bitcoins", "mining", "validatin
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[[forks]]
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=== Assembling and Selecting Chains of Blocks
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The final part in Bitcoin's decentralized
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The final ((("bitcoins", "mining", "assembling blockchain", id="bitcoin-mining-assemble")))((("mining", "assembling blockchain", id="mining-assemble")))((("blockchain", "assembling", id="blockchain-assemble")))((("decentralized consensus", "assembling blockchain", id="decentral-consensus-assemble")))part in Bitcoin's decentralized
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consensus mechanism is the assembly of blocks into chains and the
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selection of the chain with the most Proof-of-Work.
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@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ security, you'd prefer a system with 1-minute blocks, where you could
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wait for three blocks, over a system with 10-minute blocks. The shorter
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the time between blocks, the more miner work is wasted on accidental
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forks (in addition to other problems), so many people prefer Bitcoin's
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10-minute blocks over shorter block intervals.
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10-minute blocks over shorter block ((("bitcoins", "mining", "assembling blockchain", startref="bitcoin-mining-assemble")))((("mining", "assembling blockchain", startref="mining-assemble")))((("blockchain", "assembling", startref="blockchain-assemble")))((("decentralized consensus", "assembling blockchain", startref="decentral-consensus-assemble")))intervals.
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====
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