Proof of Stake (PoS)

wikipedia:Proof of Stake protocols are a class of consensus mechanisms for blockchains that work by selecting validators in proportion to their quantity of holdings in the associated cryptocurrency.

• Peercoin (2012)
• NEO (Feb 2014)
• Cardano (Sep 2017)
• Tezos (Jun 2018)
• Algorand (Apr 2019)
• Solana (Mar 2020)
• Polkadot (May 2020)
• BNB Smart Chain (BSC)
• Nxt

Related

• Proof of Work (PoW)
• nothing-at-stake problem
• staking service
• Beacon Chain

Activities

• Read https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/04/1046636/ethereum-blockchain-proof-of-stake/

See also

• Proof of, Trusted timestamping, PoW, PoS, PoR, PoT, Proof-of-history, PoA, PoH, PoE, PoST, PoRep, POAPs
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