Table 2.

Generic Features Analysis of Consensus Algorithms (based on [17,57]).

Consensus Algorithm	Blockchain Type	Mining	Consensus Category	Reference	Experiment Setup	Communication Model	Energy Consumption
PoW	Permission-less	Based on computational power	Proof-based	[59]	Real implementation	Asynchronous	538 KWh
Implicit Consensus	Permissioned	Proof based mining	Proof-based	[60]	Theoretically evaluated	Asynchronous	Unknow
PoV	Consortium	Vote-based mining	Vote-based	[61]	Simulation, Single machine	-	Unknow
Ripple	Permissioned	Vote-based mining	Vote-based	[62]	Simulation, Single machine	Asynchronous	Unknow
DBFT	Permissioned	Non-proof of work based mining	Vote-based	[63]	Proposed solution is not validated through experiments	Asynchronous	Unknow
PoT	Permission-based consortium	Probability and vote based mining	Vote-based	[64]	Simulation, Single machine	Asynchronous	Unknow