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by coinculture 3212 days ago
Tendermint consensus is more like classic BFT consensus than Nakamoto. It provides deterministic finality/safety with every block, unlike the probabilistic 6-block safety of Nakamoto.

Yes, 2/3 are expected to be honest.

Validator membership is established in the genesis state, shared by all participants, and can be updated in arbitrary ways, as determined by the particular application running above Tendermint.