# kaal:claim:3266953-025

**Claim.** New reputation tokens are minted in every validation pool for every block, so block production is strongly encouraged through a larger share for the successful producer while policing is only gently encouraged through a shared allocation to all active members.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- every block and its validation pool

**Source quote.**

> Active participation is encouraged because new reputation tokens are minted in every validation pool for every block. So block production is strongly encouraged (because a greater percentage of the new tokens are given to a successful producer) and policing is gently encouraged

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, *Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper* (2018), Anchor Protocol, page 16

**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.** tokenomics, risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** validation-pool, token-minting, participation-incentives, policing

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782210-016

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