Building a replica blockchain network that uses the PoW consensus mechanism in python.
Course name: Python - The Practical Guide by Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Things I built and learned:
* The structure of a PoW blockchain
* Hashing and linking blocks with SHA256
* Calculating a PoW ( Mining )
* Creating wallets ( Public / Private keys )
* Creating signatures to sign transactions
* Verifying senders, recipients, and transactions
* Broadcasting transactions across a network
* Updating and maintaining a blockchain across a network
* Various security mechanisms and checks
* Consensus in a PoW blockchain
* Python programming language
