#持有SCDO未来星辰大海
Question 22: What are the characteristics of the ZPoW consensus algorithm?
Answer: ZPoW is an innovative PoW algorithm with several key characteristics: First, it focuses on scientific computing: The ZPoW algorithm utilizes problems that require continuous computation and are hard to parallelize (such as matrix calculations, etc.). This means that GPUs cannot easily parallelize and accelerate tasks like simple hashing, reducing the advantage of specialized mining machines over ordinary computers. Second, a multi-objective computing framework: ZPoW has designed a hybrid multi-algorithm mining framework, allowing miners to choose different computing tasks, each with independent difficulty and dynamic adjustments. If a particular algorithm sees too many miners adopting it, resulting in excessive block generation, the network will increase its difficulty and reduce its output probability, encouraging miners to switch to other algorithms, thereby balancing the block generation opportunities for each computing objective. Third, CPU-friendly: Through the aforementioned mechanism, ZPoW significantly reduces the advantage of GPUs/ASICs over CPUs, making ordinary hardware competitive as well. Lastly, more difficult 51% attacks: Since attackers must simultaneously dominate multiple computing objectives to continuously generate blocks, the actual difficulty of launching a 51% attack is several times higher than that of traditional PoW. In summary, ZPoW inherits the security and censorship-resistance properties of PoW and improves fairness and safety margins through technical means, making it the cornerstone of the stability of the SCDO network.