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The extension size is large because it bundles another algorithm besides hashcash called memory-bound. This is a pricing algorithm similar to hashcash. You can find details of this algorithm here: MBound. This algorithm requires a 16MB fixed table to work and taxes the memory rather than the CPU. Hashcash taxes the CPU alone.
