Editing Byzantine fault (section)

=== Cryptocurrency applications ===
The [[Bitcoin network]] works in parallel to generate a [[blockchain]] with [[proof-of-work]] allowing the system to overcome Byzantine failures and reach a coherent global view of the system's state.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubby |first=Matt |date=20 January 2024 |title=How Byzantine Generals Problem Relates to You in 2024 |url=https://www.swanbitcoin.com/byzantine-generals-problem/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Swan Bitcoin |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Tholoniat |first1=Pierre |title=Formal Verification of Blockchain Byzantine Fault Tolerance |date=2022 |work=Handbook on Blockchain |pages=389–412 |editor-last=Tran |editor-first=Duc A. |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07535-3_12 |access-date=2024-01-27 |series=Springer Optimization and Its Applications |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-07535-3_12 |isbn=978-3-031-07535-3 |last2=Gramoli |first2=Vincent |editor2-last=Thai |editor2-first=My T. |editor3-last=Krishnamachari |editor3-first=Bhaskar|arxiv=1909.07453 }}</ref> Some [[proof of stake]] blockchains also use BFT algorithms.{{sfn|Deirmentzoglou|Papakyriakopoulos|Patsakis|2019|p=28716}}