A detailed description of the Delegated Proof of Stake consensus implemented for the Aergo blockchain kernel.

Introduction

Every blockchain protocol uses a consensus algorithm to maintain one and only one list of cryptographically linked blocks — a blockchain. The most famous in the blockchain scene is the Nakamoto consensus from Bitcoin, which is based on Proof of Work (PoW). It achieves a large degree of decentralization by…

Sung-Jae Woo

A Developer at Blocko and AERGO

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