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What solutions to useful computational problems could be rewarded through cryptocurrency smart contracts?

What kinds of cryptocurrency smart contracts could be used to reward people for solving specific kinds of useful computational problems? Background In this question, I asked for proposals for useful ...
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What computational problems would be good proof-of-work problems for cryptocurrency mining?

What computational mathematics problems that could be used as proof-of-work problems for cryptocurrencies? To make this question easier to answer, I want proof-of-work systems that work in ...
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Mathematics of privacy?

I wonder to which extent the current public debate on privacy issues (not only by state sniffing, but e.g. by microtargetting ads too an issue) offers interesting questions in mathematics? Can we ...
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