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   "text": "Semada replaces fungible currency staking with reputation staking for block propagation, a consensus algorithm the authors call Semada Proof of Reputation.",
   "abstract": "Block propagation in the Semada platform is facilitated by staking reputation, not a fungible currency as in PoS. Accordingly, the consensus algorithm is called Semada Proof of Reputation (PoR).",
   "citation": "Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Gopinath Sivalingam, Reputation Protocol for the Internet of Trust - Conceptual Whitepaper (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3266953",
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   "text": "Under the Anchor Protocol, staking means anchoring reputation to a block, so a block producer whose block turns out to be invalid or is cancelled out suffers depreciation of their reputation.",
   "abstract": "Moreover, staking in the Anchor Protocol means anchoring your reputation to a block. In other words, Semada block producers anchor their reputation to a block, and if the block is invalid or cancelled out, their reputation depreciates.",
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