GHOST Protocol
Consensus Mechanisms
3 references
Greedy Heaviest Observed SubTree: a fork-choice approach that selects the head based on the heaviest observed subtree rather than only the longest chain. It was proposed to reduce incentives for selfish mining in certain settings.
Appears in 3 whitepaper sections
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Ethereum
Blockchain and Mining
...nonce, code (if present), and storage.
Ethereum uses a modified version of the GHOST (Greedy Heaviest Observed Subtree) protocol to address security issues that ari...
Miscellanea And Concerns
Ethereum's implementation of the modified GHOST protocol includes specific rules for uncle inclusion and rewards. Uncles must be direct ...
References and Further Reading
... data verification, and Patricia tries for Ethereum's state representation. The GHOST (Greedy Heaviest Observed Subtree) protocol, described in a 2013 cryptography p...