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### API
You can use the Stacks 2.0 Blockchain API to query the blockchain and interact with smart contracts.
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### Mining
### Mining
Mining is required to make the network usable, trustworthy, and secure. Miners verify incoming transactions, participate in the consensus mechanism, and write new blocks to the blockchain.
Mining is required to make the network usable, trustworthy, and secure. Miners verify incoming transactions, participate in the consensus mechanism, and write new blocks to the blockchain.