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Comment by gitgud

I'm reluctant to broach the subject, but is a "Blockchain" based system a solution to the "The Byzantine Generals Problem"?

> A. All loyal generals decide upon the same plan of action.

All actors arrive at an immutable consensus (the current transaction group in the blockchain).

> B. A small number of traitors cannot cause the loyal generals to adopt a bad plan

It has protection against a small number of bad-actors as they require proof of work/stake which prevents against bad-transactions up until 51% attacks.

I don't have much knowledge in the area though, any thoughts?

parent gitgud 6 years ago

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