kaal:claim:3125827-010

If a blockchain cannot restart or regenerate autonomously after going offline or losing most active nodes, it needs social coordination between nodes; that requirement threatens anonymity and forces reliance on famous nodes.

Source quote, verbatim

can the blockchain restart or regenerate autonomously13? Or is there a need for social coordination between the nodes? If so, anonymity is threatened and famous nodes are required.

From

Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Secure Proof of Stake Protocol (2018), 2.2 Soft attacks, p. 8
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3125827 · source PDF

Cite as

Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Secure Proof of Stake Protocol (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3125827

Holds when

blockchain goes offline for a long period or has too few active nodes

Classification

failuresupport: arguedfailure: restart-requires-social-coordinationfamily: collective-action-and-coordination-failuredecentralizationinstitutional-design

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