# consensus ## consensus - [README](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/readme.md) - [Blockchain Consensus Encyclopedia Infographic](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/blockchain-consensus-encyclopedia-infographic.md) - [CONTRIBUTING](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/contributing.md) - [Introduction](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/proof-of-work-pow.md) - [Blockchain Consensus?](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/blockchain-consensus.md) - [Glossary](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/glossary.md) - [Categorizing consensus](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/categorizing-consensus.md) - [Chain-based Proof of Work](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work.md) - [Proof of Work (PoW)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/proof-of-work-pow-1.md) - [Proof of Meaningful Work (PoMW)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/proof-of-meaningful-work-pomw.md) - [Hybrid Proof of Work (HPoW)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/hybrid-proof-of-work-hpow.md) - [Proof of Work time (PoWT)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/proof-of-work-time-powt.md) - [Delayed Proof of Work (dPoW)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/delayed-proof-of-work-dpow.md) - [Proof of Edit Distance](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/proof-of-distance.md) - [ePoW: equitable chance and energy-saving.](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/epow-equitable-chance-and-energy-saving..md): PoW based on equitable chance and energy-saving. - [Semi-Synchronous Proof of Work (SSPoW)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-work/semi-synchronous-proof-of-work-sspow.md) - [Chain-based Proof of Stake](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake.md) - [Delegated Proof-of-Contribution (DPoC)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/delegated-proof-of-contribution-dpoc.md): a variant of Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) - [Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/secure-proof-of-stake-spos.md) - [Hybrid PBFT/Aurand](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/hybrid-pbft-aurand.md) - [Proof of Stake (PoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/proof-of-stake-pos.md) - [Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/delegated-proof-of-stake-dpos.md) - [Proof of Stake Time (PoST)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/proof-of-stake-time-post.md) - [Proof of stake Boo (PoS Boo)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/proof-of-stake-boo-pos-boo.md) - [High Interest Proof of Stake (HiPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/high-interest-proof-of-stake-hipos.md) - [Asset PoS (APoS )](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/asset-pos-apos.md): Used in MarcoPolo Protocol (MAP) - [Traditional Proof of Stake / Tiered Proof Of Stake (TPOS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/traditional-proof-of-stake-tiered-proof-of-stake-tpos.md) - [Casper the Friendly Finality Gadget (FFG)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/proof-of-stake-casper-pos-casper.md): Friendly Finality Gadget (FFG), hybrid PoW/PoS. FFG is a Proof of Stake algorithm implementing stake slashing for bad behavior like chain halts and censorship. Foreseen for Ethereum 2.0 - [Correct By Construction (CBC) Casper](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/correct-by-construction-cbc-casper.md): CBC Casper is a family of consensus algorithms developed by Vlad Zamfir. Foreseen in “Ethereum 3.0” - [Variable Delayed Proof of Stake (vDPOS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/variable-delayed-proof-of-stake-vdpos.md) - [Proof of Stake Velocity](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/proof-of-stake-velocity.md) - [Magi's Proof of Stake (mPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/magis-proof-of-stake-mpos.md) - [Leased Proof of Stake (LPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/leased-proof-of-stake-lpos.md) - [Delegated Proof of Importance (DPoI)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/delegated-proof-of-importance-dpoi.md) - [Leasing Proof of Stake (PoS/LPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/leasing-proof-of-stake-pos-lpos.md) - [Chain-based Proof of Capacity/Space](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space.md): shares some characteristics with PoW but also suffers from a \[lighter] Nothing-at-stake problem - [Proof of Process](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-process.md) - [Proof of capacity (PoC)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-capacity-poc.md) - [Proof of Signature (PoSign)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-signature-posign.md) - [Proof of Retrievability (POR)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-retrievability-por.md) - [Proof of Location](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/dynamic-proof-of-location.md) - [Proof of Reputation (PoR)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-reputation-por.md) - [Proof of Proof (PoP)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-proof-pop.md) - [Proof of History](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-history.md) - [Proof of Existence](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-existence.md) - [Proof of Research (DPoR)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-research-dpor.md) - [Proof of Activity](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-activity-1.md) - [Proof of Weight (PoWeight)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-weight-poweight.md) - [Proof of Zero (PoZ)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-zero-poz.md) - [Proof of Importance](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-importance.md) - [Proof of Care (PoC)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-care-poc.md) - [Raft](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/raft.md) - [Proof of Value (PoV)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-value-pov.md) - [Proof of Participation (PoP)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-participation-pop.md) - [Proof of Believability](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-believability.md) - [Proof of Stake (POS) / Proof of Presence (PoP)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-stake-pos-proof-of-presence-pop.md) - [Proof of Ownership](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-ownership.md) - [Proof of Quality (PoQ)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-quality-poq.md) - [Proof of Space (PoC)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-capacity-space/proof-of-space-poc.md) - [Chain-based Hybrid models](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models.md): Proof of Activity and hybrid PoW/PoS - [GRANDPA](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/grandpa.md): GHOST-based Recursive ANcestor Deriving Prefix Agreement - [Proof of authority (PoA)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/proof-of-authority-poa.md) - [Ethereum Proof of Authority](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/ethereum-proof-of-authority.md) - [Limited Confidence Proof-of-Activity (LCPoA)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/limited-confidence-proof-of-activity-lcpoa.md) - [Proof of Work (PoW) / Nexus Proof of State (nPoS) or Nexus Proof of Holding (nPOH)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/proof-of-work-pow-nexus-proof-of-state-npos-or-nexus-proof-of-holding-npoh.md) - [Proof of Activity](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/proof-of-activity.md) - [Proof of Work (PoW) / Proof of Stake (PoS) / Proof Of Care (PoC)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/proof-of-work-pow-proof-of-stake-pos-proof-of-care-poc.md) - [Proof of work (PoW) / High Interest Proof of Stake (HiPoS)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/proof-of-work-pow-high-interest-proof-of-stake-hipos.md) - [Proof of Work (PoW) / PoM / PoSII](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-hybrid-models/proof-of-work-pow-pom-posii.md) - [Chain-based Proof of Burn](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-burn.md): shares some characteristics with chain-based Proof of Stake - [Proof of Processed Payments (PoPP)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-burn/proof-of-processed-payments-popp.md) - [Proof of Burn (PoB)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-burn/proof-of-burn-pob.md) - [Proof of Time](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-burn/proof-of-time.md) - [Proof of Stake (PoS) / Proof of Disintegration (PoD)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-burn/proof-of-stake-pos-proof-of-disintegration-pod.md) - [Chain-based Trusted computing algorithms](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-trusted-computing-algorithms.md) - [Proof of Elapsed Time (PoET)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-trusted-computing-algorithms/poet.md) - [Chain-based PBFT and BFT-based Proof of Stake](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake.md) - [leaderless BFT dual ledger architecture](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/leaderless-bft-dual-ledger-architecture.md) - [Albatross](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/albatross.md): An optimistic consensus algorithm - [asynchronous BFT protocol](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/honeybadgerbft.md) - [BFTree](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/bftree.md): Allows an honest and reliable quorum of validators to quickly aggregate the required number of signatures in a distributed manner, allowing the algorithm to scale to large numbers of validators. - [Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/byzantine-fault-tolerance-bft.md) - [Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/delegated-byzantine-fault-tolerance.md) - [Federated Byzantine Agreement](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/federated-byzantine-agreement.md) - [HotStuff](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/hotstuff.md): Hot-Stuff the Linear, Optimal-Resilience, One-Message BFT Devil - [LibraBFT](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/librabft.md): LibraBFT is based on HotStuff, a recent protocol that leverages several decades of scientific advances in Byzantine fault tolerance (BFT) and achieves the strong scalability and security properties. - [Modified Federated Byzantine Agreement (mFBA)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/untitled.md) - [Ouroboros](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/ouroboros.md) - [Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-pbft-and-bft-based-proof-of-stake/practical-byzantine-fault-tolerance.md) - [Chain-based others](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others.md) - [Proof of Trust (PoT)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others/proof-of-trust-pot.md): A Proof-of-Trust Consensus Protocol for Enhancing Accountability in Crowdsourcing Services - [Proof of Devotion](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others/proof-of-devotion.md) - [Snowglobe](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others/snowglobe.md): Used as a pre consensus algorithm in the future of BCH - [Avalanche](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others/avalanche.md) - [Serialization of Proof-of-work Events (Spectre)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others/serialization-of-proof-of-work-events-confirming-transactions-via-recursive-elections.md) - [Scrypt-adaptive-N (ASIC resistant)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-others/scrypt-adaptive-n-asic-resistant.md) - [Chain-based DAG](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-dag.md) - [BlockFlow](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-dag/blockflow.md): a DAG with Sharding consensus - [Direct Acyclic Graph Tangle (DAG)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-dag/direct-acyclic-graph-tangle-dag.md) - [Hashgraph](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-dag/hashgraph.md) - [Block-lattice - Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-dag/block-lattice-directed-acyclic-graphs-dags.md) - [Magi's proof-of-work (mPoW)](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/magis-proof-of-work-mpow.md) - [Common Attacks](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/common-attacks.md) - [Performance indicators](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/performance-indicators.md) - 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