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		ufo on May 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges... Creating a proof-of-stake algorithm that doesn't degenerate to proof-of-work and that doesn't require a central authority (checkpoints, etc) is still an open problem.

arez on May 23, 2018 [–]

I'm waiting for the cardano guys on this one, testnet with PoS will start soon and they don't make bullshit hype announcements ever

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