# kaal:claim:3266953-018

**Claim.** Semada replaces fungible currency staking with reputation staking for block propagation, a consensus algorithm the authors call Semada Proof of Reputation.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- Semada platform block propagation

**Source quote.**

> Block propagation in the Semada platform is facilitated by staking reputation, not a fungible currency as in PoS. Accordingly, the consensus algorithm is called Semada Proof of Reputation (PoR).

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, *Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper* (2018), Anchor Protocol, page 13

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3266953

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**Topics.** reputation, consensus-and-security

**Keywords.** proof-of-reputation, consensus, block-propagation, anchor-protocol

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