# kaal:claim:3931933-034

**Claim.** Because reputation scales the reward, a node with less stake but high reputation may end up with more rewards than a node with more stake but less reputation.

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

**Holds when.**

- HSPoS reward computation

**Source quote.**

> Furthermore, a node with less stake but high reputation may end up with more rewards than a node with more stake but less reputation.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake* (2021), Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake (HSPoS), page 10

**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

**Keywords.** hspos, reputation-multiplier, capital-neutrality, block-rewards, staking

**Related claims.**

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

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