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Merged Mining

mining.merge-mining

Merged mining lets miners use the same proof-of-work to secure more than one compatible blockchain. An auxiliary chain can accept work demonstrated by a parent-chain block, allowing miners to earn additional rewards without proportionally increasing hashing work.

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Curated resources (3)

• Bitcoin Wiki: Merged Mining (article) Conceptual and protocol overview of auxiliary proof-of-work.
• Merge Mining Monitor (article) Operational view of merged-mining activity and supported networks.
• Mastering Bitcoin (book) Background for proof-of-work, mining incentives, and block validation.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Proof of Work

Direct dependents (1)

• Drivechains

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