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📚 Glossary Term
Prova de Participação (PoS)
Mecanismo de consenso no qual os validadores são selecionados para criar blocos com base na quantidade de tokens que possuem em staking.
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Prova de Participação (PoS): what is it?
Mecanismo de consenso no qual os validadores são selecionados para criar blocos com base na quantidade de tokens que possuem em staking.
🎯 Key Takeaways & Use Cases
✓PoS selects validators in proportion to their staked tokens for transaction validation.
✓Powers Solana’s secure, energy-efficient, and scalable network.
✓Token holders earn rewards by staking directly or by delegating to professional validators.
✓Key foundation for Solana, DeFi, and staking rewards models.
💡 Real-World Examples
A user delegates SOL to a validator, sharing in the earned rewards.
Running a Solana validator node with a large amount of staked SOL, producing blocks and securing the chain.
Participating in liquid staking protocols (mSOL, stSOL) to combine PoS yields with DeFi flexibility.
⚡ Pro Trading Tips
▸Staked tokens remain locked for the duration of staking or unstaking periods—plan liquidity needs accordingly.