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proofs of stake

proofs of stake is the plural of proof of stake.

Meaning of proof of stake

Noun

proof of stake (plural proofs of stake)

  1. A process for transaction verification on a blockchain which does not require energy-intensive mining.
    • The purest form of proof of stake is simply to make mining easier for those who can show they control a large amount of currency.2016, Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller, Steven Goldfeder, Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies: A Comprehensive Introduction, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page...
    Synonyms:
    PoS

Questions about proofs of stake

What is proofs of stake the plural of?
Proofs of stake is the plural of proof of stake.

Words near proofs of stake in the dictionary

  1. proofs by exhaustion
  2. proofs of burn
  3. proofs of concept
  4. proofs of concepts
  5. proofs of delivery
  6. proofs of stake
  7. proofs of work
  8. proofs positive
  9. proofs-of-concept
  10. proofsheet
  11. proofsheets

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