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Proof of Coherence

A revolutionary consensus mechanism that combines stake with performance, preventing whale dominance while rewarding reliable validators with quantum integration bonuses.

Proof of Coherence

Coherence Score Formula

StakeStake Score
50%

Logarithmic scaling prevents whale dominance

log₂(stake) / log₂(total_stake)
PerformancePerformance Score
50%
Block Speed25%
Average time to produce blocksTarget: <100ms
Uptime30%
Node availability over timeTarget: >95%
Blocks Written20%
Successfully validated blocksTarget: Proportional
Success Rate25%
Transaction success rateTarget: >99%

Why Logarithmic Scaling?

10x
stake increase
=
~3.3x
score increase
100x
stake increase
=
~6.6x
score increase
1000x
stake increase
=
~10x
score increase

This prevents whales from dominating the network while still rewarding larger stakes.

Quantum Integration Bonuses

Bonus
+2%
Level 10+

Bonus per security level above 10

Bonus
+5%
Level Migration

Processing quantum migration transactions

Bonus
+3%
Level Oracle

Contributing to quantum threat reports

Slashing Conditions

WarningDowntime >5%
Penalty:1% stake
WarningDouble signing
Penalty:10% stake
WarningFalse oracle reports
Penalty:5% stake
WarningMissed migrations
Penalty:2% stake