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Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT)
Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT) refers to a decentralized system’s ability to identify and reject false information.
- BFT ensures that a system can continue functioning correctly even when up toone-third of the network nodes fail or act maliciously.
It addresses the Byzantine Generals’ Problem, which involves achieving consensus in a distributed manner despite potential disagreements or malicious behavior among nodes. - In summary, BFT enhances the resilience of decentralized (DeFi) networks by allowing them to maintain consensus even in the face of adversarial nodes.