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   "text": "In the proof of stake application, a block is accepted by the network only if it carries proof of success in a betting pool, and that stamp constitutes the entire cryptographic security of the chain at far lower energy cost than proof of work mining.",
   "abstract": "Blocks will only be accepted by the network if they have proof of success in a betting pool. This stamp is the entire cryptographic security, which costs far less energy to achieve than proof-of- work token mining.",
   "citation": "Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Vlad Andrei, Blockchain Infrastructure for Measuring Domain Specific Reputation in Autonomous Decentralized and A (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3125822",
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   "text": "In SPoS, validators download the most recently upvoted validation algorithm and faithfully running it unedited automatically produces the winning vote, so honest validators are rewarded; this holds on the assumption that users controlling 51% of sem token power act honestly.",
   "abstract": "Faithfully running this algorithm on the block will automatically choose the correct vote to win the validation pool, rewarding honest validators, assuming users with 51% of sem token power act honestly. Honesty is defined as faithfully running the algorithm, unedited.",
   "citation": "Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Secure Proof of Stake Protocol (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3125827",
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