If the consensus itself is the reward, and all interested parties have a stake in the consensus - which would seem sensible, though I admit the article doesn&#x27;t say - the incentives don&#x27;t need to work in the same way.<p>(Of course, blockchains are so hot right now, and that can attract all sorts - so who knows what the real motivation is here? But I think dismissing it as a transparent con is premature.)