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The limiting factor can be the price of the lottery ticket. (It seems the most obvious limiting factor, by the way.)



But what's the cost of the lottery ticket? Is it a certain amount work done? That's "proof of work". Is it an amount of the currency? That's "proof of stake", kinda.

I haven't heard of any cryptos that require you to risk your coins to mine. Sounds like a neat gimmick, but hard to implement.




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