PoS

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Proof of Stake or PoS is another way of securing a network and obtaining a blockchain. Users put collateral assets as crypto and become a “validator” of that blockchain. This is the same for miners in a “proof-of-work”. Here the network randomly chooses a validator and the user has to validate. For performing that task the user will also receive a fee. 

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