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PROOF STAKE [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
CONT

Proof of activity... combines both proof of work and proof of stake. First, proof of work is performed to identify a winning block and then a chosen set of users perform the validation, thus achieving consensus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

[L'utilisation de la] preuve d'activité [permet de] récompenser les mineurs les plus actifs (ceux restant le plus longtemps en ligne).

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • IT Security
CONT

In delegated proof of stake, token holders vote for delegates who are responsible for validating transactions and can earn transaction fees. Dishonest block producers are removed from the consensus process through a token holder vote, proportional to the percentage of total tokens held.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Algorithme de consensus permettant la sécurisation du réseau et la validation des transactions.

OBS

DPoS : de l'anglais «delegated proof of stake».

Key term(s)
  • preuve déléguée de participation

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
DEF

A consensus mechanism used to prove that a miner has dedicated a sufficient amount of their physical storage to a given endeavor.

OBS

While proof of stake and proof of work methods use stake size and computing power, respectively, to determine who is able to verify a transaction, PoC methods use available storage space to do so.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
CONT

La preuve de capacité, aussi appelée preuve d'espace (proof of space) ou preuve de stockage (proof of storage), est une alternative à la preuve de travail qui se base, non pas sur la dépense énergétique des machines validatrices, mais sur leur capacité à garder en mémoire des données.

Spanish

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