Research corpus ConsensusBLC-STUDY-0008

Snowflake to Avalanche: A Novel Metastable Consensus Protocol Family

A family of consensus protocols that sample the network repeatedly and tip toward one outcome. The 2018 note was pseudonymous. A later write-up adds named co-authors. Avalanche the network is an implementation, not the sample itself.

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Authors: Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Kevin Sekniqi, Robbert van Renesse and Emin Gün Sirer
Date: 2018
Publisher: Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Kevin Sekniqi, Robbert van Renesse and Emin Gün Sirer
Version: Source cited by the 2018 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0008
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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Canonical readingAvalanche study
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Related paperHedera

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Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Sekniqi, K., Renesse, R. V., & Sirer, E. G. (2018). Snowflake to Avalanche: A Novel Metastable Consensus Protocol Family. Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Kevin Sekniqi, Robbert van Renesse and Emin Gün Sirer. https://www.avalabs.org/whitepapers

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@techreport{avalanche2018,
  title = {Snowflake to Avalanche: A Novel Metastable Consensus Protocol Family},
  author = {Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Kevin Sekniqi, Robbert van Renesse and Emin Gün Sirer},
  year = {2018},
  institution = {Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Kevin Sekniqi, Robbert van Renesse and Emin Gün Sirer},
  url = {https://www.avalabs.org/whitepapers},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/avalanche}
}

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TI  - Snowflake to Avalanche: A Novel Metastable Consensus Protocol Family
AU  - Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin
AU  - Kevin Sekniqi
AU  - Robbert van Renesse
AU  - Emin Gün Sirer
PY  - 2018
PB  - Team Rocket; later with Maofan Yin, Kevin Sekniqi, Robbert van Renesse and Emin Gün Sirer
UR  - https://www.avalabs.org/whitepapers
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
ER  -

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