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Ask HN: Standard set of Criteria for evaluating new Consensus/Blockchain Systems
Is there something like the Jepsen test suite for consensus/blockchain systems?
Example of new proposed systems:
- hashgraph http://www.swirlds.com/whitepapers/
- Tezos https://www.tezos.com/
- dozzie 9y agoBefore asking this question you should learn what is the consensus problem and learn what is blockchain from cryptosystems' perspective (hint: they are two completely different things). It's pointless to discuss research if the interlocutor doesn't understand the basic terminology of the field. You could start with the Byzantine generals problem, its proof about lower bounds, and the relation between the lower bounds of Byzantine generals and blockchain.