Ouroboros protocol

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf blockchain consensus protocol
gptkbp:citation https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/889.pdf
https://iohk.io/en/research/library/papers/ouroboros-a-provably-secure-proof-of-stake-blockchain-protocol/
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Aggelos_Kiayias
gptkb:IOHK
gptkbp:feature energy efficiency
decentralization
provable security
gptkbp:features semi-synchronous network
gptkbp:goal secure and scalable blockchain consensus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ouroboros protocol
gptkbp:introducedIn 2017
gptkbp:launchDate gptkb:Cardano_Byron_era
gptkbp:openSource true
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Crypto_2017
gptkbp:replacedBy proof-of-work protocols
gptkbp:securityProof formal mathematical proof
gptkbp:supports gptkb:legislative_body
staking
reward distribution
gptkbp:type proof-of-stake protocol
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Cardano_blockchain
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Ouroboros_Chronos
gptkb:Ouroboros_Crypsinous
gptkb:Ouroboros_Genesis
gptkb:Ouroboros_Praos
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cardano
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5