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by undefined0 3990 days ago
> altcoins do no better.

Most altcoins are Proof of Stake, where mining via computing hashes doesn't take place. "Blockchains" isn't limited to Proof of Work, you can even get non-PoS/PoW blockchains such as Hyperledger.

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Wait, most?

Do you mean most that aren't autogenerated ones that stop being mined a few months in, or do you mean to include those?

I'm a bit surprised about "most" but if you mean "most that do something" then I could believe that, but I am still surprised.

I thought "most" altcoins were simple Bitcoin or Litecoin clones with changed parameters. What sort of numbers are you estimating "most" from?