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Some coins do sharding by not using a blockchain at all. e.g. RaiBlocks [1] uses a "block-lattice" approach. It is a Proof-of-stake-secured coin. [1] https:/
by wyldfire 9y ago
Some coins do sharding by not using a blockchain at all. e.g. RaiBlocks [1] uses a "block-lattice" approach. It is a Proof-of-stake-secured coin.
[1] https://raiblocks.net/media/RaiBlocks_Whitepaper.pdf https://raiblocks.net/media/RaiBlocks_Whitepaper.pdf
- Frogolocalypse 9y agoProof of stake is not trustless.
- wyldfire 9y agoIndeed, that's the case. It's an important distinction, but one which may not matter as much as it used to.
- nerdponx 9y agoThere's also the Iota "Tangle": https://iota.org/IOTA_Whitepaper.pdf https://iota.org/IOTA_Whitepaper.pdf
- xorcist 9y agoSharding isn't any easier with the Tangle.