===== Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerant (dBFT) =====
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**Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerant (dBFT) ** is a consensus mechanism that was made popular by a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cryptocurrency|cryptocurrency]] called NEO. dBFT essentially works in a similar fashion to a country’s [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:g:governance]] system, having its own citizens, delegates, and speakers to ensure that the country (Node Network) is functional. The method is closer to [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:proof_of_stake_pos]] rather than [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:proof_of_work]], by utilizing a voting system to choose delegates and speaker.

Source: [[https://medium.com/@marcomanoppo/delegated-byzantine-fault-tolerance-consensus-mechanism-502f9586c358 | Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerant (dBFT) ]]