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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions sip/sip-007-stacking-consensus.md
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Expand Up @@ -260,19 +260,19 @@ reward period. If broadcast on the Bitcoin chain, they may be
broadcast during the prepare phase, but must be included before
the prepare phase finishes.

These signed messages are valid for at most 12000 Bitcoin blocks (12
reward cycles, or ~3 month). If the signed message specifies a lockup
period `x` less than 12000 blocks, then the signed message is only valid for
Stacking participation for `floor(x / 1000)` reward cycles (the minimum
participation length is one cycle: 1000 blocks).
These signed messages are valid for at most 12 reward cycles (25200 Bitcoin
blocks or ~7 months). If the signed message specifies a lockup period `x` less
than 25200 blocks, then the signed message is only valid for Stacking
participation for `floor(x / 2100)` reward cycles (the minimum participation
length is one cycle: 2100 blocks).


# Anchor Blocks and Reward Consensus

In the **prepare** phase of the Stacking algorithm, miners and network
participants determine the anchor block and the reward set. The
prepare phase is a window `w` of Bitcoin blocks *before* the reward
cycle begins (e.g., the window may be 240 Bitcoin blocks).
cycle begins (e.g., the window may be 100 Bitcoin blocks).

At a high-level, nodes determine whether any block was confirmed by
`F*w` blocks during the phase, where `F` is a large fraction (e.g.,
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