Tendermint Thinks It Will Be Better Than Bitcoin

Tendermint Thinks It Will Be Better Than Bitcoin

People have argued that the Bitcoin mining process is inefficient, wasting electricity and creating a negative impact on the environment. Some people have even suggested that this inefficiency has put Bitcoin at a great disadvantage, making it vulnerable to more environmentally friendly blockchain projects. Tendermint is one of those projects, and the team behind it believes that they have come up with a blockchain solution that is more effective and efficient than Bitcoin, and even the highly-praised Ethereum. Jae Kwon, creator of Tendermint, got the inspiration for his project from those....


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