The author points out several benefits of the proof-of-stake protocol, including:

1. Elimination of expenses related to maintaining the ledger's history.
2. Enhanced permanence of the network's regulations.
3. Raised expense for executing a brute-force assault.
4. Conservation of resources (such as energy) which is then used for coin deflation.
5. Minimal tolerance for errors.
6. Improved oversight over the communication's chain of custody.
7. Dependence on specific verification (check) points.
8. Facilitation of a concept called maximal extracted value.

A. 1 & 2 are advantages.
B. 3 & 4 are advantages.
C. 5 & 6 are advantages.
D. 7 & 8 are advantages.
E. All of the above are advantages.

Question

The author points out several benefits of the proof-of-stake protocol, including:

1. Elimination of expenses related to maintaining the ledger's history.
2. Enhanced permanence of the network's regulations.
3. Raised expense for executing a brute-force assault.
4. Conservation of resources (such as energy) which is then used for coin deflation.
5. Minimal tolerance for errors.
6. Improved oversight over the communication's chain of custody.
7. Dependence on specific verification (check) points.
8. Facilitation of a concept called maximal extracted value.

A. 1 & 2 are advantages.
B. 3 & 4 are advantages.
C. 5 & 6 are advantages.
D. 7 & 8 are advantages.
E.  All of the above are advantages.

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The question presents a list of claimed benefits of the proof-of-stake protocol, enumerated from 1 to 8, and then asks which pair(s) of items are advantages. We will evaluate each answer choice in turn against the provided list.

Option A: '1 & 2 are advantages.' This choice asserts that only items 1 and 2 are advantages. While item 1 ('Elimination of expenses related to maintaining the ledger's history') and item 2 ('Enhanced permanence of the network's regulations') are indeed listed as advantages, this option ignores all the other items (3–8) that the author also presents as advantages. By claiming only 1 and 2, it incorrectly excludes items 3 through 8 that are part of the same set described in the prompt.

Option B: '3 & 4 are advantages.' Here, the claim is that only items 3 and 4 are advantages. Item 3 ('Raised expense for executing a brute-force assault') and item 4 ('Conservation of resources (such as energy) which is then used for coin deflation') are among the list. However, this option again omits the rest of the items (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8) that the author also calls advantages. Since the prompt treats more items as advantages, B is incomplete and therefore not correct.

Option C: '5 & 6 are advantages.' This option isolates items 5 ('Minimal tolerance for errors') and 6 ('Improved oversight over the communication's chain of custody') as the only advantages. As with A and B, it neglects the other items (1–4, 7–8) that the author includes as advantages, making this choice incomplete and not accurate according to the list provided.

Option D: '7 & 8 are advantages.' This choice claims that only items 7 ('Dependence on specific verification (check) points') and 8 ('Facilitation of a concept called maximal extracted value') are advantages. Again, by selecting only these two and omitting the rest of the items that the author marks as advantages, this option is incomplete and does not reflect the full set of claimed benefits in the prompt.

Option E: 'All of the above are advantages.' This option asserts that every listed item from 1 through 8 is an advantage, which aligns with the author's enumeration of multiple benefits of the proof-of-stake protocol. Since the list explicitly presents all eight items as advantages, this option correctly captures the complete set described in the prompt.

In summary, each of A through D incorrectly narrows the scope to only a subset of the items, whereas E encompasses the full collection as presented by the author. The reasoning hinges on recognizing that the prompt enumerates eight items as advantages and that selecting any single subset fails to acknowledge the rest of the items that are also described as advantages.

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