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arxiv: 1711.11150 · v1 · pith:EDV3WZYQnew · submitted 2017-11-29 · 💻 cs.DS · cs.CR

A Cooperative Proof of Work Scheme for Distributed Consensus Protocols

classification 💻 cs.DS cs.CR
keywords consensusorderproof-of-workrefinementschemetransactionsallowsautonomous
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We propose a refinement to the well known, and widely used, proof-of-work scheme of zeroing a cryptographic hash. Our refinement allows multiple autonomous users to cooperate on the proof-of-work for their own transactions in order to bring about consensus on the order of said transactions.

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