# kaal:claim:3249860-039

**Claim.** Attempts to increase throughput and scale in consensus protocols concentrate on proof of stake, and the data are consistent with anecdotal evidence that proof of stake may be the most dominant attempt at scaling.

**Type.** empirical  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- top 100 tokens by market capitalization

**Source quote.**

> Attempts to increase throughput and scale for consensus protocols often focus on proof of stake attempts. The data is consistent with anecdotal evidence that suggests that proof of stake may be the most dominant attempt at scaling.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Crypto Economics - The Top 100 Token Models Compared* (2018), IV.9 Consensus Protocol, page 27

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Crypto Economics - The Top 100 Token Models Compared (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3249860

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**Topics.** consensus-and-security, empirical-evidence

**Keywords.** proof-of-stake, scalability, consensus-protocols, empirical-findings

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