# kaal:claim:3931933-032

**Claim.** Under HSPoS two nodes holding the same stake retain the same probability of being selected for rewards, but the node with the higher reputation receives the larger reward.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- HSPoS reward computation with equal stakes

**Source quote.**

> In HSPoS, two nodes with the same stake would have the same probability of being selected for the rewards. However, the node with the higher reputation would get higher rewards.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake* (2021), Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake (HSPoS), page 9

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3931933

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `55a71cdfceb96fadefba1f2fed9563b588825378c91aff644ee7faaccdf31204` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Hybrid%20Secure%20Proof%20of%20Stake.pdf

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

**Keywords.** hspos, reputation-multiplier, block-rewards, staking, consensus-algorithm

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5225296-002

**Canonical form.** This markdown file is the canonical hashed representation of the claim. Its sha256 is the content hash used for attestation.