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So stacks is a separate network with its own consensus layer where a random miner from the bitcoin main chain is selected to write the next block, have i got th

by dylkil 6y ago

So stacks is a separate network with its own consensus layer where a random miner from the bitcoin main chain is selected to write the next block, have i got that right? What happens when they write something the rest of the stacks network disagrees with?

opreturn 6y ago
Bitcoin miners have no role here. Anyone can sign up to be a Stack-miner by bringing in their own BTC into this network. That amount (in BTC) is distributed to those who have staked their Stack-tokens. A pRNG process (based on VDF or VRF) selects one of these miners at random to create the next block Source: https://blog.blockstack.org/realizing-web-3-proof-of-transfer-mining-with-bitcoin/ https://blog.blockstack.org/realizing-web-3-proof-of-transfe... Edit: typo