Penn State set to host its own node for an enterprise blockchain
Penn State snagged one of GoChain's node operator spots. Penn State, a U.S. university touting more than 40,000 students, has agreed to operate as a signing node for GoChain's proof-of-reputation, or PoR, blockchain. Constructed as a fork of the Ethereum blockchain's code, GoChain is secured by selected entities who run their own nodes, Marie Gonzalez, GoChain's senior vice president of marketing, told Cointelegraph.GoChain's blockchain uses a consensus mechanism called PoR, which calls on a set number of approved signing nodes to help run the network. The blockchain aims to eventually....
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