What other whitepapers are there for coin distribution models like POW (proof of work) and POS (proof of stake)?

I'm looking for other types of distribution models for crypto coins that are like POW (proof of work) and POS (proof of stake). I'm assuming these are a type of distribution model for coins, or is there a better term for it? I mainly want to find other systems that have unique ways of distributing a coin. Is there a list somewhere?

Patoshi パトシ

Posted 2015-03-30T13:59:19.833

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A nice collection of crypto-related white papers: http://encryptopedia.com/?s=proof+of&submit=Search

– George Kimionis – 2015-04-24T19:54:52.033

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I don't know of any such list yet, but no reason we can't start making one. :) Others should feel free to add their findings via an edit.

morsecoder

Posted 2015-03-30T13:59:19.833

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Non-Snake-Oil version of Proof of Stake : https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/pos.pdf (recently updated)

– Jannes – 2015-03-30T16:40:07.673

1@Jannes, that doc seems to be more of an anti-PoS doc than a proposal for a modified security scheme. – morsecoder – 2015-03-30T21:45:54.480

1Warning people to think twice, before investing time or money in something overhyped yet unproven and even long discarded as impossible by people in the know, seems only fair. (They got sick of explaining this to people over and over again, that's why they wrote this paper.) – Jannes – 2015-03-30T22:58:27.837

We can add "Proof of Luck": https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=442626.0;wap2 and https://github.com/nejucomo/cryptocurrencydesign/wiki/Proof-of-Luck

– sw. – 2016-06-06T14:49:59.703

More recent discussion for Proof of Luck: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1087219.0

– sw. – 2016-06-06T14:56:37.270

@sw. Taking a quick look at those links makes me think that this is more like buying a scratch ticket than a distribution scheme for a coin. – morsecoder – 2016-06-06T15:18:48.700

Just to add, there's been an update to the POS protocol that many coins are adopting: http://blackcoin.co/blackcoin-pos-protocol-v2-whitepaper.pdf

v3 in the works

Matt

Posted 2015-03-30T13:59:19.833

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Here is an interesting new whitepaper. https://arxiv.org/pdf/1607.01341.pdf

ROMVLVS

Posted 2015-03-30T13:59:19.833

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Welcome to Bitcoin.SE! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference.

– Andrew Chow – 2018-01-06T04:26:24.823

Thank you Andrew and Pieter for your instructive feedback! – ROMVLVS – 2018-01-07T18:19:43.080