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Verifiable randomness is a necessary condition for fair block producer selection: without it, adversaries can precompute favorable outcomes and the selection process loses fairness.

The necessity of randomness stems from PoS's vulnerability to predictability; without it, adversaries could precompute favorable outcomes, undermining fairness

Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025), Randomness in Block Producer Selection
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Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225296

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