# kaal:claim:3227967-036

**Claim.** The real design challenge for consensus protocols is to find a proof of stake protocol that offers both trust and security without unintentionally creating just another centralized validation system.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- blockchain consensus protocol design

**Source quote.**

> The students understood that the real challenge is to find a "proof of stake" protocol that offers both trust and security (without unintentionally creating just another centralized validation system).

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters* (2018), IX. Coding for Lawyers, page 31

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967

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**Topics.** consensus-and-security, decentralization, blockchain

**Keywords.** proof-of-stake, consensus-protocols, decentralization, blockchain, security

**Related claims.**

- supported_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4796714-014
- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3266953-020

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