Stellar solves the same problem in a different way - nodes pick whom to trust in the network. So it doesn&#x27;t burn vast quantities of energy just to stand still, and it&#x27;s not vulnerable to someone with vast computing resources.<p>I&#x27;m not an expert but it makes a lot of sense to me. Most real-world decentralized institutions work kind of like this.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;a-stellar-journey&#x2F;on-worldwide-consensus-359e9eb3e949#.9i42w641t" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;a-stellar-journey&#x2F;on-worldwide-consensus-...</a>