A direct move from PoS to SPoS would render existing validator communities and stake-optimized infrastructures obsolete or force significant reconfiguration, which is why a hybrid intermediate stage is required.
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PoS networks have developed validator communities and infrastructures optimized for stake-based operations; a direct move to SPoS could render these obsolete or necessitate significant reconfiguration
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Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025), 2. Hybrid Secure Proof of Stake (HSPoS) https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225296 · source PDF
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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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PoS networks with established validator communities and stake-based infrastructure
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