{"id":2830,"date":"2024-10-22T10:26:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T10:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2024-10-22T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T10:28:20","slug":"what-is-bitcoin-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/what-is-bitcoin-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30d3\u30c3\u30c8\u30b3\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u30de\u30a4\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u3068\u306f\uff1f"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cMining\u201d is the process of \u53d6\u5f15\u306e\u78ba\u8a8d<\/strong> \u305d\u3057\u3066 adding them to the blockchain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nodes that participate in mining are known as \u9271\u6c11<\/strong> and form a critical part of the Bitcoin network. As part of the mining process, \u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30d3\u30c3\u30c8\u30b3\u30a4\u30f3<\/strong> are created<\/em>, which are \u201cpaid\u201d to miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A nice way to better understand mining is to first see how BItcoin would work if it did NOT have mining<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how it\u2019d work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say this is a \u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30eb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"File<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It is stored on a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of this file kind of like a Word doc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And let\u2019s call this file, the \u201c\u30d6\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u30c1\u30a7\u30fc\u30f3<\/strong>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A blockchain is a distributed ledger of \u201c\u30d6\u30ed\u30c3\u30af<\/strong>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll dive deeper into blockchain in a later lesson, but for now, just know that each block contains a bundle of transactions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now imagine this is the Bitcoin Network.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Imagine<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These are all computers, connected together across the internet, and they\u2019re running the \u30d3\u30c3\u30c8\u30b3\u30a4\u30f3\u30fb\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8\u30a6\u30a7\u30a2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re all sharing a copy of the same file, which is the \u30d6\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u30c1\u30a7\u30fc\u30f3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to send a bitcoin to someone, or \u8b72\u6e21 ownership<\/em> of a bitcoin to someone else<\/strong>, you would initiate a \u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u30b6\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcoin<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The transaction is just a \u30e9\u30a4\u30f3<\/strong> of data (in purple).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcoin<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When you initiate a transaction, it gets sent to a node<\/strong> of the Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcon<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If Bitcoin did NOT have mining, the way this would work is that this computer would record the transaction straight to the blockchain<\/strong>, the shared file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcoin<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then the computer would pass on that transaction to the other nodes<\/strong> it is connected to and they will write the transaction data to their own file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Those nodes would pass the transaction to every node they\u2019re connected to and would also write the transaction data to their own file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so on\u2026.
\"Bitcoin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This would continue until the transaction has propagated the ENTIRE Bitcoin network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u305d\u3057\u3066 every<\/em> node has written it to their file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So that\u2019s a simple way of having a shared file or a shared \u201cledger\u201d of transactions<\/strong> or a \u201c\u5206\u6563\u578b\u5143\u5e33<\/strong>\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcoin<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Notice how ALL computers now have the purple line<\/strong> (transaction) stored on their \u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30eb<\/strong> (blockchain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When all the nodes have updated their copy of the file, the ownership of the bitcoin will have changed from one person to the next person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"All<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s an example of a simple Bitcoin transaction. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we have a problem\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a problem that needs to be solved if we were to do it this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s say you want to sell your bitcoin to this purple dude<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So you create a transaction to send bitcoin to the purple dude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Send<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then you send this transaction to the node on this side of the Bitcoin network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Send<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But let\u2019s say you\u2019re the shady type, and since you can\u2019t help it, you try to do something shady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it\u2019s a network of connected computers, you create a SECOND transaction that sends the SAME bitcoin to a different person like this red dude<\/strong> (on the right side).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Send<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then you send this transaction with the red dude<\/strong> into another node on the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WTF?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve just inserted TWO separate transactions into the network<\/strong> that involves trying to spend the SAME bitcoin<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can do this because it\u2019s a network of computers located in different places all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What a sneaky jerk. Congratulations! You are shady as hell!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Send<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So what will happen from here is that these two transactions<\/strong> will start propagating across the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some nodes will receive the \u30d1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb <\/strong>transaction. Other nodes will receive the \u8d64 <\/strong>transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Different<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the illustration below, when a computer tries to pass on its \u8d64 <\/strong>transaction, this computer has already received the \u30d1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb <\/strong>transaction spending this bitcoin so it would reject<\/strong> \u305d\u308c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is good, but here lies the problem\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Bitcoin
Now you have two CONFLICTING transactions on the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u899a\u3048\u3066\u304a\u3044\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3001 every computer on the network needs to all share the SAME EXACT file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some computers can\u2019t hold a file with the \u30d1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb <\/strong>transaction, while others hold a file with the \u8d64 <\/strong>transaction. They all have to pick one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALL computers have to pick the \u8d64 <\/strong>transaction OR the \u30d1\u30fc\u30d7\u30eb <\/strong>transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Bitcoin were to operate this way where transactions are written directly to the file, you would create this DOUBLE SPEND problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Conflicting<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin solves this problem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

Please read my lesson on the Double Spending Problem<\/a> if you\u2019re not familiar with it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So how do the computers come to an agreement<\/strong> on which transaction is the legit one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mining is the solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin solves this problem of not having conflicting transactions written to the blockchain, the shared \u201cfile\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cMining\u201d is the process of confirming transactions and adding them to the blockchain. Nodes that participate in mining are known as miners and form a critical part of the Bitcoin network. As part of the mining process, new bitcoins are created, which are \u201cpaid\u201d to miners. A nice way to better understand mining is to first see how BItcoin would work if it did NOT have mining. Here\u2019s how it\u2019d work. Let\u2019s say this is a file. It is stored on a computer. Think of this file kind of like a Word doc. And let\u2019s call this file, the \u201cblockchain\u201c. A blockchain is a distributed ledger of \u201cblocks\u201d. I\u2019ll dive deeper into blockchain in a later lesson, but for now, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin-mining","category-learn-crypto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2830"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2833,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830\/revisions\/2833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apex-aiexperts.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}