Forum is mental cesspool.
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I would call "proof by stake" instead "proof by power." If my country has a bigger military than yours, I will demand you to pay a fealty so that my miners will be able to support the economy, "for your own good."
If the government is corrupt then the only solution is something like in lybia and other places: revolution.
So where is this peer reviewed journal or even a good thorough discussion of proof of stake? I think it has been dismissed by the code gods.