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May 10, 2018, 07:13:10 PM |
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The hash power is solving problems indeed. Solving those problems is what makes the ledger secure and distributed (decentralized). Those are very big benefits, so it's fair to say the hashing power really solves the problem of securing the ledger. Getting coins is a mechanism to reward those who take the trouble to build the machines to secure the network.
On the other side, internet chat and email programs don't require any computational power, so there is no they could benefit from it. Unless we move to some kind of distributed messaging, but that is quite different.
No offence, but you are asking quite a few basic questions about crypto. You should get some crypto101 material and read it completely.
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