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Byzantine Consensus Algorithm
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=============================
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*The draft 0.6 whitepaper is outdated. The new algorithm is detailed
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below. See `revisions <#revisions>`__*
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Terms
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-----
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for something.
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- A vote *at* ``(H,R)`` is a vote signed with the bytes for ``H`` and
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``R`` included in its
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```sign-bytes`` </docs/specs/block-structure#vote-sign-bytes>`__.
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`sign-bytes <block-structure.html#vote-sign-bytes>`__.
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- *+2/3* is short for "more than 2/3"
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- *1/3+* is short for "1/3 or more"
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- A set of +2/3 of prevotes for a particular block or ``<nil>`` at
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vote signatures (by the committers).
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- **Lemma**: When a fork is detected by the existence of two
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conflicting `commits </docs/specs/validators#commiting-a-block>`__,
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conflicting `commits <./validators.html#commiting-a-block>`__,
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the union of the JSets for both commits (if they can be compiled)
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must include double-signing by at least 1/3+ of the validator set.
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**Proof**: The commit cannot be at the same round, because that would
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Due to the definition of a block
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`commit </docs/specs/validators#commiting-a-block>`__, any 1/3+
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`commit <validators.html#commiting-a-block>`__, any 1/3+
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coalition of validators can halt the blockchain by not broadcasting
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their votes. Such a coalition can also censor particular transactions by
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rejecting blocks that include these transactions, though this would
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