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MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoAs I understand it, cryptocurrency funnily enough works awfully as a means of transaction, because the amount of processing power required to make transactions is ridiculously high.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Only for PoW crypto.
hark@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If a cryptocurrency concentrates into the hands of a few, as assets tend to do in capitalism, then wouldn’t proof of stake mean those few control the cryptocurrency anyway?
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If the protocol is badly designed, yes.
In theory, the stakers should only be rewarded for correctly confirming transaction and that capital (staked tokens) should carry no votes in any protocol changes.