Proofs for Finding Consensus • Proofs for Finding Truth • Consensus Protocols
A curated list of proofs for finding consensus / for finding truth.
Using a lottery to pick the winner - to "play" you have to "work" - the more you "work" the bigger your chances to win.
Invented By Chipmaker Intel. The algorithm uses a trusted execution environment (TEE) to ensure blocks get produced in a random lottery fashion, but without the required work.
Proverb - "You can only say something is a success after it has been tried out or used."
A (Short) Guide to Blockchain Consensus Protocols @ CoinDesk, Mar 2017 at 11:50 UTC by Amy Castor