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+import hashlib
+import requests
+import json
+from hashlib import sha256
+from time import time
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+
+class Blockchain(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.chain = [{'index': 0,
+                       'timestamp': time(),
+                       'transactions': 0,
+                       'proof': 0,
+                       'previous_hash': 0}]
+        self.current_transactions = []
+        self.nodes = set()
+    
+    # create a new node based on url
+    def register_node(self, address):
+        parsed_url = urlparse(address)
+        self.nodes.add(parsed_url.netloc)
+    
+    # create a new block and add it to the chain.
+    def new_block(self, proof, previous_hash):
+        block = {
+            'index': len(self.chain) + 1,
+            'timestamp': time(),
+            'transactions': self.current_transactions,
+            'proof': proof,
+            'previous_hash': previous_hash or self.hash(self.chain[-1])
+        }
+        
+        self.current_transactions = []
+        
+        self.chain.append(block)
+        return block
+    
+    # add a new transaction to the list of transactions.
+    def new_transaction(self, sender, recipient, amount):
+        self.current_transactions.append({
+            'sender': sender,
+            'recipient': recipient,
+            'amount': amount
+        })
+        
+        return self.last_block['index'] + 1
+    
+    # PoW algo that increments proof value until valid_proof returns true.
+    def proof_of_work(self, last_proof):
+        proof = 0
+        while self.valid_proof(last_proof, proof) is False:
+            proof += 1
+        
+        return proof
+    
+    # verify the current chain has not already been solved
+    def valid_chain(self, chain):
+        last_block = chain[0]
+        current_index = 1
+        
+        while current_index < len(chain):
+            block = chain[current_index]
+            if block['previous_hash'] != self.hash(last_block):
+                return False
+            
+            # verify values in the chain are correct
+            if not self.valid_proof(last_block['proof'], block['proof']):
+                return False
+            
+            last_block = block
+            current_index += 1
+        return True
+    
+    # consensus algo to prevent conflicts when multiple nodes are in a network
+    def resolve_conflicts(self):
+        neighbors = self.nodes
+        new_chain = None
+        max_length = len(self.chain)
+        
+        # check each node to find the longest chain
+        for node in neighbors:
+            response = requests.get(f'http://{node}/chain')
+            
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                length = response.json()['length']
+                chain = response.json()['chain']
+                
+                if length > max_length and self.valid_chain(chain):
+                    max_length = length
+                    new_chain = chain
+        if new_chain:
+            self.chain = new_chain
+            return True
+        
+        return False
+    
+    # checks if the hash has 4 leading zeros. returns boolean.
+    @staticmethod
+    def valid_proof(last_proof, proof):
+        guess = f'{last_proof}{proof}'.encode()
+        guess_hash = hashlib.sha256(guess).hexdigest()
+        # the addition of leading zeros can make a massive difference to the time required to find a solution.
+        return guess_hash[:4] == "0000"
+    
+    # hashes a block
+    @staticmethod
+    def hash(block):
+        block_string = json.dumps(block, sort_keys=True).encode()
+        return sha256(block_string).hexdigest()
+    
+    # returns the last block of the chain
+    @property
+    def last_block(self):
+        return self.chain[-1]