<p>A few others on top of my head, in addition to variations of PoS (DPoS, LPoS, etc)</p>

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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEM_(cryptocurrency)#Proof-of-importance" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Proof of Importance (PoI)</a>: kinda like PoS, but stake here is the total transaction amount (greater than some vested amount of coin)</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof-of-authority" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Proof of Authority (PoA)</a>: transactions are validated by selected validators</li>
<li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_burn" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Proof of Burn (PoB)</a>: please refer to this SE question: <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/50525/how-does-proof-of-burn-work">How does Proof of Burn work?</a></li>
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Will Gu
<p>I am familiar with the proof of work method and a little with the proof of stake method. Is there any more methods that are out there and how do they work?</p>

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# What other proof methods are there?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-26)

I am familiar with the proof of work method and a little with the proof of stake method. Is there any more methods that are out there and how do they work?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-26. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

A few others on top of my head, in addition to variations of PoS (DPoS, LPoS, etc)

* [Proof of Importance (PoI)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEM_(cryptocurrency)#Proof-of-importance): kinda like PoS, but stake here is the total transaction amount (greater than some vested amount of coin)
* [Proof of Authority (PoA)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof-of-authority): transactions are validated by selected validators
* [Proof of Burn (PoB)](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Proof_of_burn): please refer to this SE question: [How does Proof of Burn work?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/50525/how-does-proof-of-burn-work)


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