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I think you're roughly correct. 49% doesn't automatically become 51% purely through the PoS process. But if the owner of 49% of the coin goes out and buys an ad
by waterproof 5y ago
I think you're roughly correct. 49% doesn't automatically become 51% purely through the PoS process. But if the owner of 49% of the coin goes out and buys an additional 2% on the market, then they have a majority of the coins and it's all over.
It's not guaranteed to happen, but does seem plausible that some single entity could end up with 51% sometime in the future. Or a group could band together to form a majority and steal everyone else's money.
It does become harder to prevent a coup over time. As more coins are issued the cost to buy a 1% stake increases but the cost to maintain a 1% stake does not.
- 0-_-0 5y agoIsn't this true of every "Proof of X" algorithm?
- waterproof 5y agoI think the point is that the with PoS, you're proving you have the coin itself, which costs nothing once you have the coin. Changes things a bit.