#consensus algorithms

Proof of Work (Aphex Twin, maybe)

Proof of Stake

Delegated Proof of Stake

Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (Stars of the Lid)

Directed Acrylic Graphs (Pete Namlook)

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Hyperledger Fabric

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Blockstack Opens Testnet for New Bitcoin-Linked Consensus Mechanism

Blockstack is ready to let people try out its new consensus mechanism.

A functioning blockchain is key to Blockstack’s ability to power a new kind of decentralized internet, one that gives users more control over their data and makes it much harder for content to be censored. 

The key innovation to this new consensus mechanism: it uses bitcoin. Besides regularly storing a hash of the Stacks…

Blockstack Nodes Will Be Paid in BTC – Not STX – to Secure the Network

Blockstack is giving its long-term holders a new way to earn bitcoin.

Announced Thursday, the decentralized-web startup is rolling out a consensus mechanism that essentially presents a fresh use case for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. 

When version 2.0 of Blockstack’s Stacksblockchain comes out, miners on the network will need to post BTC to mine a block. That BTC will then get…