Consensus merely refers to the adherence of nearly - all full nodes to
the consensus rules of the network.
Not exact matches
«Segwit2x», a proposal for an incompatible change to the
consensus rules of the Bitcoin
network, has received increased exposure recently.
Any change to the
network rules requires coordination and
consensus among all
of the stakeholders.
«If a select group
of CEOs and investors, no matter how benevolent their intentions, can unilaterally make decisions about the
consensus rules without public comment and force these changes upon the
network regardless
of overall
consensus, then Bitcoin will have lost the properties that make it valuable in the first place.»
In general, the panel, which also featured Blockstream core tech engineer Mark Friedenbach, Blockstream mathematician Andrew Poelstra and Lightning
Network co-creator Joseph Poon, had a negative reaction to the concept
of using democracy to handle changes to Bitcoin's
consensus rules.
It does not change
consensus rules for the
network, but it will block most transactions made by out -
of - date wallets.
CME has filed a patent for a system that would allow developers to change the
rules of a Blockchain without first gaining
consensus of the entire
network.
CME Group may be looking at ways for developers to modify a blockchain's
rules without requiring
consensus from all
of the
network's nodes,...