✅ Lesson 95: What Is a Consensus Mechanism? – How Blockchain Agrees Without a Boss 🤝🔐
One of the most powerful things about blockchain is that it doesn’t need a central authority — but still runs smoothly.
How? That’s where the consensus mechanism comes in.
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🔍 What is Consensus?
Consensus just means agreement.
In blockchain, it’s how thousands of computers (nodes) agree on which transactions are valid — without trusting each other.
No banks. No middlemen. Just code and agreement.
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🧠 Why It Matters:
Keeps the blockchain secure
Prevents fraud or double spending
Makes sure everyone sees the same version of the chain
Helps add new blocks in the right order
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⚙️ Common Types of Consensus:
🔸 Proof of Work (PoW) – Used by Bitcoin. Miners solve puzzles to validate transactions.
🔸 Proof of Stake (PoS) – Used by many newer chains. Validators lock up coins and are chosen to confirm blocks.
🔸 Other types: DPoS, BFT, PoA – every chain picks what fits its goals.
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💡 Without consensus, blockchain would be chaos.
With it, the system becomes trustless but trustworthy.
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