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MENTAL MODEL · M4820

Proof of Stake, PoS

Proof of Stake, PoS
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The right to keep records is determined by the amount of currency held by participants (stake). The logic is: the more shares one holds, the less likely they are to undermine the system (because they would lose their own stake).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

psychology

Reduce cognitive load

Interest-bound governance. Decision-makers must be stakeholders (skin in the game). If decision-makers have no 'stake' in the matter, their decisions are often irresponsible.

anchor

Anchor fast decisions

Blockchain consensus mechanism: validators pledge tokens as collateral, obtain block production rights in proportion to their stake, and are penalized for malicious behavior; energy consumption is much lower than proof of work.

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    zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8C%81%E6%9C%89%E9%87%8F%E8%AD%89%E6%98%8EZH · Explicit
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