Montes Pérez, AreliVenegas Andraca, Salvador ElíasMontes Pérez, Areli; 0000-0001-8575-567XVenegas Andraca, Salvador Elías; 0000-0001-7444-4534Cañete Leyva, Fabiola2026-01-302026-01-302025-08https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12371/31113"Quantum computers provide efficiency advantages over their classical counterparts, for various computational problems. One such problem is “mining” cryptocurrencies. Mining is the process, in Proof-of-Work (PoW) cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, by which individuals are rewarded for solving computationally hard problems. It has been stated that quantum miners could have a computational advantage over classical ones. In this work, we develop an explicit quantum algorithm for performing proof-of-work".pdfengCIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRAMatemáticas--Instrumentos y máquinas--Máquinas de calculo--Ciencias de la computación--Computadoras cuánticasFinanzas--Banca--Transferencias electrónicas de fondos--CriptomonedasMatemáticas--Álgebra--Autómatas abstractos--Teoría de la codificaciónComputación cuántica--InvestigaciónBitcoinA quantum algorithm for proof of workTesis de licenciaturaopenAccess