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Coin concentration of Proof-of-Stake blockchains

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  • Irresberger, Felix
  • Yang, Ruomei

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This paper studies the concentration of block production in selected Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchains and finds evidence consistent with participants entering and leaving the consensus process, thereby changing the concentration level, but not with disproportionate compounding of wealth for large stakes.

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  • Irresberger, Felix & Yang, Ruomei, 2023. "Coin concentration of Proof-of-Stake blockchains," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 229(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:229:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523002446
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111219
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