Definition

Scrypt

proper noun skript

A power efficient hashing algorithm that is more RAM intensive than SHA-256, it saw its debut in the cryptocurrency market as the algorithm of choice for the Litecoin blockchain.

In a sentence

Litecoin uses Scrypt in its proof-of-work mining algorithm.

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