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by maaku 4421 days ago
No, it's very easy to convince yourself that these problems are solved when they in fact are not. I have not seen any proof-of-stake mechanism which does not either require centralization (despite claims to the contrary), or devolve into proof-of-work as miners grind blocks until they find one that names themselves or one of their sock puppets as the next signer.