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Proof-of-Stake
The Creator of Proof-of-Stake Thinks He Finally Figured It Out
Pseudonymous developer Sunny King, the creator of proof-of-stake, has a new approach for the consensus mechanism – and it revolves around hardware.

A Small Crypto Coin Is Making Big Claims About a Private Proof-of-Stake
Even though it's yet to gain much notoriety, token project Spectre is innovating in a trending area – private staking for proof-of-stake blockchains.

A $3.3 Billion Claim: Has Cardano's Blockchain 'Solved' Proof-of-Stake?
Charles Hoskinson explains cardano's iterative approach to security, and how its interaction with academic gives it an advantage over other designs.

Testing for Ethereum's Coming Consensus Change Is Moving Ahead
Less than a year since Casper was formalized, ethereum clients are starting to test a smart contract for the network's big consensus change.

The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.

Startup Raises $3 Million to Build 'Proof-of-Space-Time' Blockchains
Spacemesh's "proof-of-space-time" (PoST) consensus protocol hopes to do away with mining pools and expensive GPU or ASIC-based miners.

Ethereum Could Soon Launch Its First Casper Testnet
An experimental consensus algorithm that's long been proposed as a pillar of the ethereum protocol could soon see its first testing.

Shifting and Changing: Ethereum's Casper Code Takes Shape
A key component of ethereum's future vision is taking shape, with the project's two lead developers trading theories on its design.

Devcon3 Preview: 6 Talks to Watch At Ethereum's Developer Summit
Can't make it to ethereum's annual Devcon summit? Catch the livestream and tune in for CoinDesk's six talks to watch.

Staking Sidechains? New Paper Proposes Twist on Bitcoin Tech
A new proposal considers how bitcoin sidechains might be secured using a system similar to those being discussed in experimental proof-of-stake models.
