# kaal:claim:5225296-004

**Claim.** 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.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- PoS networks with established validator communities and stake-based infrastructure

**Source quote.**

> 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

**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

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `b2fec675d906334ad67e13b2d97261dc31e38061022867eb3f9ceadd95f4878d` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202025%20-%20Cryptographic%20Foundations%20and%20Interdisciplinary%20Dimensions%20of%20the%20Secure%20Proof%20of%20Stake%20%28SPoS%29%20Conse.pdf

**Failure mode.** validator-infrastructure-obsolescence  (family: transition-and-migration-risk)

**Topics.** consensus-and-security, risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** hspos, validator-infrastructure, migration-risk, compatibility

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