A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Consensus Algorithms

This is a summary of a number of consensus algorithms currently being used in the Blockchain space. The most common at the moment is Proof of Work however this is slowly being replaced by other approaches that are more performant and don’t use all the Earth’s energy.

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Consensus Algorithms

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