He stated PoW was _essentially_ one-CPU-one-vote. It&#x27;s clear that the intent is to mean hashrate, or CPU power as he phrases it multiple times in the same paper.<p>&gt; it&#x27;s not an election, it&#x27;s more like a random lottery or something.<p>A random lottery where your odds of winning directly correlate with your CPU power &#x2F; hashrate. The more you win the more influence you have over the state of the network. Comparing it to a vote is a reasonable analogy.