this was in the context of bitcoin mining, but the idea is to model a system where the state can transition, 

, according to strategic actions of players within the system, and according to discrete probabilistic events

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this was in the context of bitcoin mining, but the idea is to model a system where the state can transition, $$x \rightarrow x^\prime$$, according to strategic actions of players within the system, and according to discrete probabilistic events