P-Reps resemble Proof-of-Stake (PoS) validators in the sense that they are responsible for verifying transactions and submitting blocks on the blockchain.
A P-Rep is a full node on the ICON Network. In ICON’s own words, they have the “distributed responsibility of preserving the ICON Network, producing and verifying blocks, verifying transactions, proposing and voting on network policy changes, and driving the growth of the ICON Ecosystem.”
However, P-Reps’ responsibilities are broader: successful candidates have to contribute to the network by participating in consensus and governance.
Or put simply, P-Reps manage, govern, protect and nurture the network. They are the heart of ICON’s decentralized consensus model.
Many community members have been asking about which candidates to vote for. For those who are confused, or just don’t care about digging deep into each of the 100+ candidates, this guide should help make the right decision.
At the time of writing, there are 112 registered P-reps.
Make your own analysis
Look at these options and then decide for which P-Reps you’d like to vote.
Plans / Roadmap
Some P-Reps have detailed plans on how they will allocate their P-Rep rewards. If the representative does not have a plan or is not active on social networks, this is a good reason to think.
Security
Where Prep’s servers are located? what type of servers? Do DevOps have enough experience?
Development Contribution
Check out a list of all projects done by P-reps in the ICON ecosystem.
You can found all P-rep`s projects here —
icon.community/iconsensus/prep_all_projects/
Experience / Team
It is very important to have strong teams with blockchain and security experience, backend and smart-contract developers in your list
Community outreach / Education
There will be no mass adoption if we don’t have teams that constantly support the community, develop training materials, host meetups, events, hackathons, and engage the audience. Note this as well!
Where you can find all this information?
1. Have a look at https://icon.community
2. Check P-Reps websites
3. Ask any question on P-Reps Social media or Telegram chat
Making sure to understand who you are voting for!
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