Questions tagged [powhash]

PoWhash is the hash of the header of the "work package" (or new block) ethminer is currently trying to mine.

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How exactly to calculate the Ethereum Mixhash?

Sorry I have tried to study the yellow paper, but it sounds quite tough to me.. I know the mixhash is a formation of nonce, but I want to know what exactly "forms" the mixhash(e.g. header + nonce ?) and what's the algorithm and calculation? Thanks!
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How to get the POW-Hash of a specific block?

I am trying to obtain the pow-hash of a block. Is there a way of doing this easy? Thanks in advance :)
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