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by elfakyn 2779 days ago
This sounds like a terrible idea. Similarly to implementing your own encryption, having a custom consensus algorithm can create additional vulnerabilities -- a custom consensus algorithm isn't as tested and vetted as an existing, widely-used one.

In security, you generally don't want "unique and innovative", you want tested, verified, robust algorithms that have been gone over with a fine-toothed comb.