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Re:Vitalik Unveils Ethereum 2.0 Roadmap by VMG on Monday November 27, 2017 @06:21AM (#15786534)
What's the incentive to participate honestly in Proof of Stake if there is no reward?

Leaving aside the question whether PoS even works at all https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf

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Re:Vitalik Unveils Ethereum 2.0 Roadmap by DalasNoin on Monday November 27, 2017 @07:16AM (#15786735)
You get the transaction fees. when I said block reward, I was referring to the minted coins.
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Re:Vitalik Unveils Ethereum 2.0 Roadmap by PretzelPirate on Monday November 27, 2017 @08:08PM (#15793386)
On top of earning fees, if PoS includes penalties for not being honest, you will lose money by not doing the right thing.
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