# Delegated proof of stake

`kaal:entity:delegated-proof-of-stake`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `delegated-proof-of-stake`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

2 claims across 2 works, 2018 to 2019.

**2018**

- [3125827-011](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3125827-011) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- If block producers' identities are revealed, the supranational independence and security of the blockchain are threatened, because local jurisdictions can then exert legal power over block production. This threat is most acute in delegated proof of stake, where delegates must win popularity contests.
  > identities are revealed, the supranational independence of the blockchain is threatened as is its security. In this case local jurisdictions could exert legal power over block production
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Secure Proof of Stake Protocol (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3125827

**2019**

- [3441904-023](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3441904-023) [mechanism/evidenced] *(failure mode)* -- In delegated proof of stake protocols the significant block validation power of elected nodes leads to corruption, because those nodes are incentivized to bribe voters to be elected as delegates in exchange for some of the newly inflated tokens.
  > That power leads to corruption. Block validation nodes in delegated proof of stake protocols are incentivized to bribe voters to be elected as delegates in exchange for some of the newly inflated tokens.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3441904

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