The Byzantine Generals Problem refers to the situation in which a single strategy requires consensusConsensus allows a distributed system such as a blockchain to function as a decentralized peer-to-peer system without the need to... Read More from all members in a group who cannot be trusted or verified. This problem is analogous to that of decentralizedDecentralization, an aspect of blockchain technology, facilitates power or authority distribution among individuals, groups, or institutions. A decentralized structure allows... Read More peer-to-peer systems, where the challenge is to ensure that all nodes (generals) are looking at information (votes) that is valid and unadulterated.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_fault [Wikipedia]
