What is Difficulty Bomb?

The Difficulty Bomb is a piece of code written into the Ethereum blockchain that gradually makes the process of Proof of Work mining exponentially harder.

Locking up cryptocurrency to support network operations and earn rewards in PoS systems

What is Validator Set?

The Validator Set is the group of people or entities chosen to verify new transactions and create blocks in a Proof of Stake (PoS) system.

Application-Specific Integrated Circuit designed solely for mining crypto

In Proof of Work mining, the Nonce is a random number that miners change over and over again to try and create the correct hash for a new block.

What is Block Height?

The Block Height is the total number of blocks that have been successfully added to the blockchain since the very first one (Genesis Block).

Proof of Stake (PoS) definition

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Oct 04, 2025

Definition

Consensus mechanism where validators are chosen based on their stake

PoS reduces barriers to entry and energy costs; implementations like Cardano use it to select validators probabilistically, enhancing scalability for high-throughput applications. Staking Requirements: Ethereum: 32 ETH minimum (~$96,000). Cardano: No minimum, pool delegation available. Solana: Variable based on network participation. Rewards Structure: Annual yields: 3-15% depending on network and total stake percentage.

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Mining & Validation

Related Terms

Difficulty Bomb

Staking

Validator Set

ASIC Miner

Nonce

Block Height