Definition ∞ Virtual voting is a consensus mechanism where network participants do not directly vote on every transaction or block, but rather their votes are implicitly determined by the system’s structure and the actions of other nodes. In this model, a node can deduce the collective sentiment without explicit communication from every peer. This method aims to reduce communication overhead and improve network scalability. It allows for efficient agreement within large distributed systems.
Context ∞ Virtual voting is a key component of certain distributed ledger technologies, such as Hashgraph, which prioritize speed and efficiency. News reports often compare its performance characteristics with more traditional voting-based consensus algorithms. The ongoing research seeks to validate its security guarantees and explore its applicability in various decentralized environments.
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