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block in the chain, using Jing's block as the "parent." By building on
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top of Jing's newly discovered block, the other miners are essentially
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using their mining power to endorse Jing's block and the
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chain it extends.
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chain((("candidate blocks", "mining", startref="candidate-mine")))((("blocks", "candidate blocks", "mining", startref="block-candidate-mine")))((("mining", "candidate blocks", startref="mining-candidate")))((("bitcoins", "mining", "candidate blocks", startref="bitcoin-mining-candidate"))) it extends.
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In the next section, we'll look at the process each node uses to
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validate a block and select the most-work chain, creating the consensus
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that forms the decentralized ((("candidate blocks", "mining", startref="candidate-mine")))((("blocks", "candidate blocks", "mining", startref="block-candidate-mine")))((("mining", "candidate blocks", startref="mining-candidate")))((("bitcoins", "mining", "candidate blocks", startref="bitcoin-mining-candidate")))blockchain.
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that forms the decentralized blockchain.
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=== Validating a New Block
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