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BTC
$111,708.55
0.79%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,042.66
1.94%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.04%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,191.71
0.07%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4303
2.97%
SOL logo
SOL
$195.29
4.61%
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USDC
$0.9999
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3226
1.47%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1991
2.68%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6764
4.01%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.04
3.93%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.21
4.46%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3276
3.28%
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BCH
$525.01
2.21%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7048
3.52%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.07
3.40%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.23
1.33%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6253
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1808
4.39%
BTC logo
BTC
$111,708.55
0.79%
ETH logo
ETH
$4,042.66
1.94%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0004
0.04%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,191.71
0.07%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4303
2.97%
SOL logo
SOL
$195.29
4.61%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.02%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3226
1.47%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1991
2.68%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6764
4.01%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.04
3.93%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.21
4.46%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.04%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3276
3.28%
BCH logo
BCH
$525.01
2.21%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.7048
3.52%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$22.07
3.40%
WBT logo
WBT
$42.23
1.33%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6253
0.02%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1808
4.39%
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What Is a Consensus Mechanism?

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology rely on consensus mechanisms to function and be trusted by users.

By Benedict George
Updated Apr 10, 2024, 2:16 a.m. Published May 16, 2022, 8:57 p.m.
Mechanism (Daniele Levis Pelusi/Unsplash)
Mechanism (Daniele Levis Pelusi/Unsplash)