[raffomania]

Has anyone read up on the proof-of-stakes algorithms mentioned in this article? I didn't hear of those before.

[akvadrako]

Don't count on them ever working - it may be mathematically impossible and at the very least it's a much bigger technical challenge than PoW.

[schoen]

There's some Wikipedia coverage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof-of-stake

Maybe there's a better or more up-to-date introduction elsewhere.

[Taek]

https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf

Most bitcoin heavyweights who have researched proof of stake have concluded that it's not viable, and not worth further research in the context to trustless and decentralized systems.