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LAB 1 — Your First Network Scan

· September 7, 2026

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LAB 1 · Your First Network Scan

Time to stop reading and start inspecting. Below is the live W3D Terminal showing Bitcoin. Take three minutes and complete the mission.

Your mission

  1. Open every tab on the left sidebar (Overview, Consensus, Active Enforcement, Governance).
  2. Note the Nakamoto Coefficient — the minimum number of entities needed to collude and censor Bitcoin.
  3. Scroll through the explorer and identify the top mining pools and their ownership.
  4. Click Stress Test on any chain and watch what happens to the grade under compression.

No account needed. The terminal is free, forever. If something confuses you, screenshot it and bring it to the final quiz.