https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1601.00275/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10849304urn:hackerpapers:mention:1601.00275:10849304Wed, 06 Jan 2016 08:34:20 GMT<p>Blockchain shouldn&#x27;t include Proof-of-Work. Proof-of-Retrievability at least provides the same properties(paper: http://cs.umd.edu/~amiller/permacoin.pdf impl: https://github.com/ScorexProject/Scorex-Lagonaki/tree/master... ). And Proof-of-Stake also could do the same under some assumptions(please see a new paper of mine http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.00275 ). Formal model of a lottery with anti-Sybil identity tools is definitely needed to shape borders.</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1601.00275/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CR