Blockchain consensus mechanisms: Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, and hybrid mechanisms
What’s a consensus mechanism? Every computer network needs a way to ensure that all connected devices are in agreement about the state of the network: whether data is valid, where and how it should be sorted, etc. For centralised networks, reaching this consensus is easy: the central server dictates the correct state of the network …
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