Slasher: A Punitive Proof-of-Stake Algorithm

By Ethereum Foundation Blog

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The purpose of this post is not to say that Ethereum will be using Slasher in place of Dagger as its main mining function. Rather, Slasher is a useful construct to have in our war chest in case proof of stake mining becomes substantially more popular or a compelling reason...

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Published:January 15, 2014 at 10:12 AM

Source:Ethereum Foundation Blog

Category:Crypto

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