Proof of Importance (PoI)

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Proof of Importance (PoI) is a variation of PoS protocol that considers the role of shareholders and validators for its operation. However, this is not only influenced by the size and chance of their shares; various other factors like reputation, overall balance, and no. of transactions made through any particular address also play a role in it.

The networks based on POI consensus model are expensive to attack on and rewards users for contributing to the network’s security.