Gas
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
A unit of measurement of the computational effort in conducting transactions or smart contracts on Ethereum blockchain. It is equivalent to 'fuel' - how much fuel (gas) does it take to conduct the requested transaction on Ethereum network.
Related Terms
Proof of Stake (PoS)
A consensus algorthm that assigns block validation queue based on the coins/token locked in by the validator.
Node
Within the blockchain network, the nodes are computers that connect to the network and have an updated copy of the blockchain
Mining Pool
Combination of resources of several miners to obtain a higher mining power and thus achieve greater rewards for the opening of blocks.
Address Delegation
Delegation of a wallet's stake to a Super Staker
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