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mihaifm
2677 days ago
The stake in the network. Each transaction is validated by representatives whose votes are proportional to their stake in the network. An attacker would need to gain 50% of the network value to be able to do some damage.
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throwaway415415
2676 days ago
You are not answering the question.
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PaulBGD_
2676 days ago
Users with high stakes generally want the network to run so their stakes aren't worthless. At least, that's the theory behind PoS.
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throwaway415415
2676 days ago
PoS by itself doesn't incentivize you to include transactions. That's called the "nothing at stake" problem.
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