Proof-of-stake

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Consensus mechanism
gptkbp:alternativeTo Proof-of-work
gptkbp:award Validators
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Ethereum_2.0
Cardano Ouroboros
Polkadot NPoS
Tezos Emmy
gptkbp:compatibleWith High electricity use
Mining hardware
gptkbp:contrastsWith Proof-of-work
gptkbp:criticizedFor Complexity
Wealth concentration
Centralization risk
gptkbp:dependsOn Economic incentives
gptkbp:goal Secure blockchain
Achieve consensus
Reduce energy use
gptkbp:hasVariant Bonded proof-of-stake
Delegated proof-of-stake
Leased proof-of-stake
Nominated proof-of-stake
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Proof-of-stake
gptkbp:improves Energy efficiency
Scalability
Transaction throughput
gptkbp:involves Random selection
Block production
Block validation
Locking tokens
gptkbp:penalty Malicious validators
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Sunny_King
2012
gptkbp:punishmentMethod Slashing
gptkbp:reduces Energy consumption
gptkbp:requires Staking
Validators
gptkbp:selectsValidatorsBy Stake amount
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Tezos
gptkb:Ethereum
gptkb:Polkadot
gptkb:Solana
gptkb:Cardano
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Blockchain
Private blockchains
Public blockchains
gptkbp:variant Byzantine Fault Tolerance
gptkbp:vulnerableTo Long-range attacks
Nothing at stake problem
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proof-of-work_algorithm
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8