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# The machinery behind the coins
Tagged "sync"
1 article on this topic.
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Checkpoints and Weak Subjectivity
A new proof-of-stake node cannot determine the correct chain from the protocol alone. What it needs instead and why that is acceptable.
consensus and blocks · Jun 5, 2026 · 2 min