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Re:Proof of stake is incapable of producing a consensus by inter_netuser on Sunday November 28, 2021 @05:57AM (#29367929)
Yep, isn't it great to get slashed for being DDoSed?

Amazing breakthrough, realy. Now ddos blackmail can be actually measured in money.

At least you could point to avalanche or something else that's better constructed. Eth is a dinosaur at this point, albeit with the fattest treasury.

Re:Proof of stake is incapable of producing a consensus by DennisP on Sunday November 28, 2021 @08:55AM (#29368908)
If you go offline the penalties are very small. You can be offline a third of the time and break even. The real penalty happens if you send conflicting messages, and even that's not too severe unless a lot of other nodes do it at the same time.