Proof-of-Stake

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A Small Crypto Coin Is Making Big Claims About a Private Proof-of-Stake
Even though it's yet to gain much notoriety, token project Spectre is innovating in a trending area – private staking for proof-of-stake blockchains.
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A $3.3 Billion Claim: Has Cardano's Blockchain 'Solved' Proof-of-Stake?
Charles Hoskinson explains cardano's iterative approach to security, and how its interaction with academic gives it an advantage over other designs.
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Testing for Ethereum's Coming Consensus Change Is Moving Ahead
Less than a year since Casper was formalized, ethereum clients are starting to test a smart contract for the network's big consensus change.
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The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.
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Startup Raises $3 Million to Build 'Proof-of-Space-Time' Blockchains
Spacemesh's "proof-of-space-time" (PoST) consensus protocol hopes to do away with mining pools and expensive GPU or ASIC-based miners.
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Ethereum Could Soon Launch Its First Casper Testnet
An experimental consensus algorithm that's long been proposed as a pillar of the ethereum protocol could soon see its first testing.
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Shifting and Changing: Ethereum's Casper Code Takes Shape
A key component of ethereum's future vision is taking shape, with the project's two lead developers trading theories on its design.
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Devcon3 Preview: 6 Talks to Watch At Ethereum's Developer Summit
Can't make it to ethereum's annual Devcon summit? Catch the livestream and tune in for CoinDesk's six talks to watch.
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Staking Sidechains? New Paper Proposes Twist on Bitcoin Tech
A new proposal considers how bitcoin sidechains might be secured using a system similar to those being discussed in experimental proof-of-stake models.
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Seeing Ghosts: Vitalik Is Finally Formalizing Ethereum's Casper Upgrade
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has finally begun formalizing his vision for proof-of-stake in a series of long-awaited white papers.
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