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minus-squarezergtoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoSecurity is relative - always! Can you name one consensus scheme that isn’t?
minus-squarevrighter@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoproof of work is objective. It sucks for other reasons, but I do not need to trust anyone to start participating.
minus-squarezergtoshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoEven if it is (I don’t see your reasoning explaining that) that doesn’t mean the resulting security scheme is objective.
Security is relative - always!
Can you name one consensus scheme that isn’t?
proof of work is objective. It sucks for other reasons, but I do not need to trust anyone to start participating.
Even if it is (I don’t see your reasoning explaining that) that doesn’t mean the resulting security scheme is objective.