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bool CheckProofOfWork(

uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits, const Params& params

) {

bool fNeg;

bool fOvf;

arith_uint256 bnTarget;

bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits, &fNeg, &fOvf);

arith_uint256 limit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);

if (fNeg || bnTarget == 0 || fOvf || bnTarget > limit)

return false;

if (UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget)

return false;

return true;

}

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