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by o_p 1867 days ago
The calculations are useful to ensure the transaction is valid.
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cinntaile 1867 days ago
That is the main point of mining, to solve the double spend problem in a trustless environment. So it's true that this is not useless. The parent (and sibling) shouldn't be downvoted for stating this.
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