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RE: Response to Cosmos white paper's claims on DPOS security

in #steem8 years ago

I was wondering, wouldn't steem be more secure and less corruptible if more than 19 witnesses got to decide the state of the blockchain? Why was this specific number chosen?

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That would increase time to irreversible confirmation. Having runner up producers helps add some variety.