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I'm surprised there is no mention of the Bitcoin white paper. One of the most practical consensus protocols out there. Sure there is a lot of emphasis on the cu
by deepGem 6y ago
I'm surprised there is no mention of the Bitcoin white paper. One of the most practical consensus protocols out there. Sure there is a lot of emphasis on the currency itself but I found the consensus protocol explanation so simple and easy to understand, as opposed to the Paxos algorithm.
- ahelwer 6y agoMurat Demirbas has an interesting analysis that Bitcoin can be viewed as a Paxos variant with very, very expensive leader election: https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2018/03/anatomical-similarities-and-differences.html https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2018/03/anatomical-similar...