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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Altcoin Discussion => Topic started by: HorseCoin on March 12, 2014, 11:40:51 PM



Title: SudokuCoin
Post by: HorseCoin on March 12, 2014, 11:40:51 PM
what if we make a coin where we have the CPU solve giant Sudoku puzzles as proof of work     :D

http://www.djape.net/download/overlap/20_30_30_20060206_3394_2-s.png


Title: Re: SudokuCoin
Post by: ThePeePs on March 13, 2014, 01:20:53 AM
I think that would result in every miner "solving" every block, everytime... How would you decide who gets the reward??


Title: Re: SudokuCoin
Post by: HorseCoin on March 13, 2014, 01:24:32 AM
I think that would result in every miner "solving" every block, everytime... How would you decide who gets the reward??

uh.  the first one to solve it?  and we're talking GIANT puzzles (like 10^25000 x 10^25000)  :)


Title: Re: SudokuCoin
Post by: Palmdetroit on March 13, 2014, 01:25:59 AM
Good idea


Title: Re: SudokuCoin
Post by: Tenemo on March 13, 2014, 01:29:25 AM
10^50,000 squares you say - I'm interested if anyone could make a calculation of how many years it would take using current global computation power. And yes, I realize it was just an example, the number taken out of air, but still.