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Economic Finality in Proof of Stake: How Blockchain Achieves Irreversible Transactions

Economic Finality in Proof of Stake: How Blockchain Achieves Irreversible Transactions

Economic finality in Proof of Stake uses financial penalties to make blockchain transactions irreversible. Ethereum achieves this in 12.8 minutes by slashing billions in staked ETH if anyone tries to reverse a block.