Explain the Byzantine Generals Problem.

Explain the Byzantine Generals Problem.

Approach: Describe the challenge of reaching agreement in a system with potentially malicious actors.

A logical dilemma describing how a group of distributed nodes must agree on a single strategy to avoid failure, even if some nodes are unreliable or malicious. It highlights the need for consensus algorithms.

Follow-up: How does Proof of Work solve this?

Key concepts: consensus, traitorous nodes, fault tolerance.