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■ The Wire · RANDOMNESS BEACONcryptoslate · 2026-08-18

Blockchains may finally break their hidden reliance on a ticking randomness clock to keep networks secure

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Blockchains have relied on a recurring randomness beacon—described as a hidden 'ticking randomness clock'—to keep their networks secure. The piece indicates that permissionless consensus may remove the need for this recurring randomness beacon, potentially breaking blockchains' hidden dependence on it. The fetched content itself is largely site navigation, with the substantive claim limited to the headline and subheading.

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