Decentralized Delegated Proof-of-Stake (D2PoS) represents a sophisticated evolution in the realm of blockchain consensus mechanisms, addressing inherent challenges within the earlier iterations of Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS). While DPoS introduced a more energy-efficient and scalable alternative to Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus, it also introduced concerns about centralization due to the limited number of block producers, commonly referred…