This is a proposal, and proposals are welcome and should be surfaced and debated. Best ideas win. This one doesn’t have | Hanami
This is a proposal, and proposals are welcome and should be surfaced and debated. Best ideas win.
This one doesn’t have the broad support needed to make a consensus change. I also don’t believe it’s good for Zcash.
Background: here is the initial rationale for considering a move to PoS by ECC back in 2021. https://zodl.com/should-zcash-switch-from-proof-of-work-to-proof-of-stake/
Crosslink (then TFL) was originally intended as a first step toward that transition. https://zodl.com/the-trailing-finality-layer-a-stepping-stone-to-proof-of-stake-in-zcash/
When I returned to ECC as CEO, I stopped our work on it as I believed it was a distraction and wasn’t necessary for mass adoption. Shielded Labs then picked it up.
Adding a staking layer adds protocol complexity and new security assumptions. The finality gain doesn't warrant the risk. Zcash should stay on Nakamoto consensus.