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Fundamentally Proof-of-Work relies on the laws of thermodynamics and mathematics to secure the network.

Fundamentally Proof-of-Stake relies on a high-level abstract game theory of social interactions between selfish players.

One of these is not like the other.




wmf's snarky comment aside, I think there is something important here. What's the big markets story this week and last? A bunch of people intentionally acting "irrationally" fuelled by their spite. How much "smash the system" energy can PoS systems accept?


Yep, one's destroying the planet and the other isn't.




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