This blockchain would resemble real blockchains much more if it implemented a proof of work challenge whereby a node looking to add a block to the blockchain would have to find a nonce that could generate a specific hash. For instance, if a node wanted to add a block, and the previous hash was "abc", then it would have to find a number x such that when that number is appended to the byte-stream of the block it wants to hash, the hash of the block would begin with a zero, say "0ewbv". This would resemble bitcoin more closely.
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This blockchain would resemble real blockchains much more if it implemented a proof of work challenge whereby a node looking to add a block to the blockchain would have to find a nonce that could generate a specific hash. For instance, if a node wanted to add a block, and the previous hash was "abc", then it would have to find a number x such that when that number is appended to the byte-stream of the block it wants to hash, the hash of the block would begin with a zero, say "0ewbv". This would resemble bitcoin more closely.