# kaal:claim:5225296-002

**Claim.** Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake bridges PoS and SPoS by separating block consensus from reward distribution: stake continues to determine selection probability while a reputation multiplier adjusts the rewards paid out.

**Type.** design  **Support.** asserted

**Source quote.**

> HSPoS bridges these frameworks by separating block consensus from reward distribution: stake determines selection probability, consistent with PoS, while a reputation multiplier adjusts rewards, introducing SPoS's reputation-centric features

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse* (2025), 2. Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake (HSPoS)

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225296

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

**Keywords.** hspos, reward-distribution, reputation-multiplier, consensus-design

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