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Consensus

Joe McCain III edited this page Jan 23, 2023 · 4 revisions

Disarray leverages a multi-resource consensus engine enabling the system to accept blocks generated from valid stakers as well as miners.

Part I: Proof of Stake Mechanism(s)

Similar to that of the original protocol Disarray implements a derivation of the Ouroboros Praos Proof of Stake protocol. Our team settled with this decision after considering the sheer amount of peer-reviewed research placed into the family. Additionally, the protocol has served many up-and-coming ventures well while addressing critical time-related technical challenges facing the development of the platform.

Part II: Proof of Work Mechanism(s)

The other half of the hybrid network is composed of nodes operating under proof-of-work circumstances, which formally implement the Ofelimos protocol. Ofelimos specifically outlines a proof-of-useful-work optimization on the original pow mechanism powering Bitcoin. Researchers at IOHK were able to formalize a provably secure blockchain protocol describing the motivation, security, and practicality of the specification while proposing several combinatorial optimizations naturally coming about as a result its inherent construction.

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