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Isn't the proof-of-work algorithm itself a DDoS? PoW requires all nodes in the network to see a consistent state of a transaction for it to be correct. By defin
by nickbauman 8y ago
Isn't the proof-of-work algorithm itself a DDoS? PoW requires all nodes in the network to see a consistent state of a transaction for it to be correct. By definition this violates the CAP theorem.
- muthdra 8y agoSmall addendum to the shortcomings of the CAP conjecture: https://codahale.com/you-cant-sacrifice-partition-tolerance/ https://codahale.com/you-cant-sacrifice-partition-tolerance/