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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Dallman" data-source="post: 9380130" data-attributes="member: 6999616">That sound more like an argument for ignoring the problem than a suggestion for how to address it. In any case, proof-of-work blockchains use far too much energy to be acceptable, and proof-of-stake blockchains all look as if they can be subverted if someone cheats by modifying the software. So the security relies on obscurity of coding. This is excellent for preying on people who want hope of getting money, and don't know much about technology, but it's really only a species of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affinity_fraud" target="_blank">affinity fraud</a>.</blockquote>