Takes the fundamentals of proof of stake and adds a democratic element whereby the community elect Witness\u2019 to secure the network and vote power is determined by the size of their staked assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Takes the fundamentals of proof of stake and adds a democratic element whereby the community elect Witness\u2019 to secure the network and vote power is determined by the size of their staked assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cryptoslate_glossary_part_of_speech":"noun","_cryptoslate_glossary_phonetic_spelling":"DEL-uh-gay-tid proof-uhv-STAYK","_cryptoslate_glossary_example_sentences":["In delegated proof of stake, token holders elected representatives to validate blocks.","Voting power in the DPoS system reflected the amount of stake supporting each delegate.","The community replaced an inactive witness through the delegated proof-of-stake election process.","Delegated proof of stake can improve throughput by limiting block production to an elected set.","Critics examined whether delegated proof of stake concentrated too much influence among large holders."]},"glossary_topic":[83436,83435],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n