The Role of Reth with Georgios
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Prioritizing Liveness over Safety vs Safety over Liveness Protocols
In scenarios where the majority of the network is represented by a few entities and some of them fail, the outcome varies based on the protocol's prioritization of liveness over safety or safety over liveness. Protocols like Bitcoin and Ethereum, which prioritize liveness over safety, may continue running with potential differences among entities until human intervention rectifies the issue. Conversely, protocols like tenorments, favoring safety over liveness, halt operations in case of disagreement, waiting for manual resolution before restarting the network.
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