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I think you may be confusing proof of work with blockchain as a general principle. (I'm not a fan of this cryptocurrency tech anymore either, my comment is pure

by lucb1e 3y ago

I think you may be confusing proof of work with blockchain as a general principle. (I'm not a fan of this cryptocurrency tech anymore either, my comment is purely about the technical properties which can be interesting to study.)

Detrytus 3y ago
No, GP is right. Without Proof of Work blockchains have no leader - think about Git repo with multiple branches: which one is main? Nothing in blockchain itself determines this, only we, humans chose to name one of them "main" (formerly "master").
- lucb1e 3y ago
  > Without Proof of Work blockchains have no leader But, proof of stake?
- Vervious 3y ago
  proof of stake blockchains certainly have leaders. MEV doesn't exist if there aren't designated block proposers