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RustChain picks block producers with a simple modulo operation
Original: No hash race, no staking lottery. RustChain's block producer is just a modulo operation — and that's the point. When a n
RustChain, a blockchain built around the idea that old hardware should earn as much as new machines, selects its block producers with a simple modulo operation rather than proof-of-work hashing or proof-of-stake lotteries. Commenters note the design is deliberate: a hash-power race would let modern GPUs outpace a 2003 PowerBook, defeating the project's stated goal of hardware egalitarianism.
Why now: The unusual consensus design challenges the assumption that block production requires competitive hashing or staking.
Evidence
- No hash race, no staking lottery. RustChain's block producer is just a modulo operation — and that's the point. When a network's whole gimmick is "old hardware outearns new," its consensus can't be a hash-power race — a 2003 PowerBook would lose to any modern GPU within… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 1
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