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| ===== Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) ===== | ===== Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) ===== | ||
| - | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary| Return to Glossary ]] | + | [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:start| Return to Glossary ]] |
| **Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)** is a mechanism where the participants stake their coin and vote for a certain number of delegates such that the more they invest, the more weightage they receive. For example: if user A spends 10 [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:coins|coins]] for a delegate and user B invests 5 coins, A’s vote gets more weightage than that of B. | **Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)** is a mechanism where the participants stake their coin and vote for a certain number of delegates such that the more they invest, the more weightage they receive. For example: if user A spends 10 [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:coins|coins]] for a delegate and user B invests 5 coins, A’s vote gets more weightage than that of B. | ||
| - | The delegates also get rewarded in the form of transaction fees or a certain amount of coins. | + | The delegates also get rewarded in the form of [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:t:transaction_fees|transaction fees]] or a certain amount of coins. |
| Because of this stake-weighted voting mechanism, DPoS is one of the fastest [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blockchain|blockchain]] consensus models and is highly preferred as a digital democracy.[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.k_consensus:09_ref:bhardwaj]] | Because of this stake-weighted voting mechanism, DPoS is one of the fastest [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:b:blockchain|blockchain]] consensus models and is highly preferred as a digital democracy.[[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.k_consensus:09_ref:bhardwaj]] | ||