Blockchain

Story: Algorand (ALGO) Blocks Finalized Within Seconds No Fear of Congestion

By James Thorp

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Algorand’s Pure Proof of Stake consensus protocol improves on the Proof of Stake mechanism by solving the Blockchain Trilemma.

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Distributed consensus is considered to be a very important attribute of a blockchain as it ensures the DLT to be truly decentralized and immutable. 

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The node is the very important element in a public blockchain network.  The node can be a computer server storing the chain’s software and the history of records which gets…

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When it comes to deciding what transaction can be added to the next block in the absence of a leading node, there is a need for predetermined rules which will organize the nodes…

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The network is kept decentralized thus providing all participants with an equal opportunity to generate new blocks.

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Blockchain Trilemma refers to the three key elements of the blockchain like security, decentralization, and scalability.

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Algorand proposes an alternative that can satisfy all three requirements. We call it Pure Proof of Stake (PPoS), and it might be one of the most significant breakthrough…

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The PPoS Protocol prevents the rich from getting richer.  The PPoS protocol is also built on Byzantine consensus, and each token holder’s influence depends on its stake in…

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All the online users will have the opportunity to get picked by the system.  This boosts the decentralized quality of the blockchain and ensures security in the system.

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The concept of random selection has been created and implemented by Micali, the Algorand founder. He is a leading cryptographer.

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For clarity, The Turing award represents the highest distinction in computer science and is sometimes referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing.”

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Algorand is the first of its kind Pure Proof of Stake blockchain. Anyone will be able to build decentralized applications (DApps) and issue NFTs knowing that they deal with…

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Blocks are finalized within seconds and the blockchain can handle high transaction throughout without fear of congestion.

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