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You should read into BFT protocols. Hotstuff is probably the reference today.


Maybe I should! Feel free to suggest links and papers. Part of the challenge is that some of these concepts are super varied in their implementation, despite having similar names, and I can only come to understand the tradeoffs of a complete system.

"Byzantine Fault Tolerance" is a huge umbrella term that covers a lot of different tactics and approaches, so I welcome recommendations for concrete systems to investigate.

EDIT: The reference to Hotstuff was added after I posted this reply. I'll investigate it.


I have an explanation of it in the cryptocurrency chapter of https://www.manning.com/books/real-world-cryptography?a_aid=...




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