SPoS avoids the delegate centralization of DPoS, where block production concentrates among a small elected set, by distributing block production opportunities across validators in proportion to both reputation and stake.
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Unlike DPoS, which centralizes block production among a small set of delegates (e.g., 21 in EOS), SPoS balances fairness and randomness by distributing opportunities across validators proportionally to their reputation and stake
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Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025), Hybridization of Consensus Mechanisms 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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contrast with DPoS implementations such as EOS with 21 delegates
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mechanismsupport: argueddecentralization
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extendskaal:claim:3125827-009 Even though proof of stake mitigates the economy of scale advantage, block production cartels can still arise ...
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