> Proof of work was invented in the late 90s by Adam Back. The consensus algorit...

onnoonno on March 30, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Blockchains, Teens and Hedge-Fund Hotels

> Proof of work was invented in the late 90s by Adam Back. The consensus algorithm using proof of work and a blockchain is what Bitcoin brought to the world.

Wikipedia disagrees:

> The concept may have been first presented by Cynthia Dwork and Moni Naor in a 1993 journal article.

Adam Back invented hash cash as one form of POW.

wraithm112 on March 30, 2016 [–]

True, I was wrong. Thank you for the correction.