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Re:Cryptocurrencies Are Selling Off by ukulele on Monday January 08, 2018 @09:36PM (#16103059)
What is PoS?
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Re:Cryptocurrencies Are Selling Off by grzm on Monday January 08, 2018 @09:37PM (#16103067)
Depends greatly on context, but here it refers to Proof of Stake.

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_Stake

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Re:Cryptocurrencies Are Selling Off by dahdum on Monday January 08, 2018 @09:47PM (#16103135)
In relation to price, PoS removes the energy expenditure required to mine coins. Without constant selling pressure of miners selling to cover electricity costs, price may rise.
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Re:Cryptocurrencies Are Selling Off by electic on Monday January 08, 2018 @09:37PM (#16103072)
Proof of Stake. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof-of-stake

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