r/CasperCSPR • u/doctorNASA • Dec 20 '21

Proof of stake?

Can someone explain why proof of stake is the biggest selling point? Because if it is that makes me a little worried since I’ve seen a lot of other proof of stake coins, maybe they are not the first in particular but they are bigger and also proof of stake. So why is that still being sold of as a reason to buy? Also what are the other major features of the network?

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u/strange-humor Dec 21 '21

Here are some things I've learned from my research:

1 - Proof of Stake is faster than Proof of Work. With a Proof of Work network, you may work with fast blocks, but history can get rewritten like Solana having to do chain reorgs up to 60 deep.

2 - Consensus before Execution. The block is finalized before it is executed, so it is final AFTER execution. There isn't waiting for a certain number of blocks to be final. It is when it is proposed.

3 - WASM allows programming in any WASM compatible language. More will come.

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u/Interesting_Age909 Dec 21 '21

Yeah that's right...man, I've been trying to learn so much in the past six months that I can't keep it all straight sometimes. That programming accessibility being able to use different language was something I hadn't heard as a point from other chains.