Re:Proof of stake is incapable of producing a consensus
by sidiropo on Sunday November 28, 2021 @03:19PM
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The Algorand PoS consensus protocol assumes that honest nodes use so-called "ephemeral keys" (see Section 5.2 of the white paper). This implies they are supposed to "forget" part of their past state. A malicious node could choose not to forget their past state, thus making double-spend a possibility (assuming an adversary with majority of stake).
Therefore, the formal proof of security provided in the Algorand white paper does not resolve the nothing-at-stake problem, which is inherent to all PoS systems.
Therefore, the formal proof of security provided in the Algorand white paper does not resolve the nothing-at-stake problem, which is inherent to all PoS systems.