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Re:Delaying the Inevitable: Muir Glacier and the Ethereum Di... by leppr on Friday January 03, 2020 @03:37PM (#21950054)
A Proof of Stake consensus for a public blockchain like Ethereum has different requirements and is substantially harder to execute than for a permissioned network.
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Re:Delaying the Inevitable: Muir Glacier and the Ethereum Di... by haasted on Friday January 03, 2020 @03:43PM (#21950127)
Definitely agree, although it’s important to clarify that Cosmos is not permissioned. Anyone can start a validator and join the validating set.
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