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Proof of Work Algorithm for Blockchain
Describe your change:
The algorithm implements the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism used in blockchain to validate blocks. PoW ensures that participants (miners) must perform a computational task to create a valid block and add it to the blockchain. The difficulty of the task is defined by the number of leading zeros required in the hash of the block.
- [X] Add an algorithm?
Checklist:
- [X] I have read CONTRIBUTING.md.
- [X] This pull request is all my own work -- I have not plagiarized.
- [X] I know that pull requests will not be merged if they fail the automated tests.
- [X] This PR only changes one algorithm file. To ease review, please open separate PRs for separate algorithms.
- [X] All new Python files are placed inside an existing directory.
- [X] All filenames are in all lowercase characters with no spaces or dashes.
- [X] All functions and variable names follow Python naming conventions.
- [X] All function parameters and return values are annotated with Python type hints.
- [X] All functions have doctests that pass the automated testing.
- [X] All new algorithms include at least one URL that points to Wikipedia or another similar explanation.
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@tianyizheng02 can you please check and approve it