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# Dynamic Proof of Stake
## Overview
DarkFi's proof-of-stake blockchain is based on Streamlet, a simplified
proof-of-stake consensus. The current implementation is highly primitive,
for example there is currently no concept of a consensus token. The
blockchain is at the devnet phase, meaning it is running on a local
testnet among the DarkFi community.
In the future, DarkFi plans to upgrade its consensus to a modified verion
of Ouroboros. To accomodate this transition it has designed its data
structures to be easy to upgrade.
Below is a specification of how DarkFi's blockchain achieves consensus.
## Blockchain
Blockchain $\mathbb{C}$ is a series of epochs: it's a tree of chains,