> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://tokens-economy.gitbook.io/consensus/chain-based-proof-of-stake/asset-pos-apos.md).

# Asset PoS (APoS )

In the whitepaper of MarcoPolo Protocol (MAP), an improved PoS consensus called Asset PoS a.k.a APoS was proposed.

References

* <https://medium.com/@marcopolo_opensource/pos-consensus-paradigm-shift-apos-better-than-pos-e5f7f112165f>