Proof Racing describes the competitive process among miners or validators to be the first to solve a cryptographic puzzle or validate a block on a blockchain network. The participant who successfully completes the task first receives the block reward and transaction fees. This competition ensures the security and decentralization of the network by incentivizing honest participation. Proof racing is an inherent aspect of proof-of-work and some proof-of-stake consensus mechanisms.
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In proof-of-work systems, Proof Racing leads to significant energy expenditure as miners continuously compete to find the next block. Discussions often address the implications of this competition for network centralization, as larger mining operations with superior hardware have an advantage. A critical future development involves research into more equitable and less resource-intensive consensus mechanisms that can maintain network security without excessive competitive waste.
Research translates ZK proving from a centralized bottleneck into a competitive, permissionless market, ensuring modular stack liveness and cost efficiency.
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