1/ Nice to see more in-depth articles investigating the extremely important role randomness plays in blockchains
h/t @aparnalocked
However, IMO this analysis of randomness is incomplete
https://www.tokendaily.co/blog/randomness-in-blockchains …
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8/ In summary, randomness in PoW solves *two* crucial problems: a/ Leader-election b/ Unforgeable costliness Leader-election is only half the battle, arguably the less important half.
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9/ P.S. For a list of my writings on the problems with PoS:https://twitter.com/hugohanoi/status/1021831408489136128 …
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There are cases when PoW also requires 3rd party intervention. I think if anything PoS + PBFT offers more finality than PoW. No one uses naive randomness for a PoS.
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