Securing Chains and Empowering the Validator Community
summary
A program launched in February with an initial 32 validators now runs a pool of 100+ validators and uses a backend that tracks node uptime and metrics, enforces minimum requirements, and adjusts 24-hour nomination periods so each validator can rotate into the elected set. Good performance raises a validator’s rank by one point per period; reaching rank 25 eligibility on Kusama (about a month) opens entry to the new Polkadot Thousand Validators Program. Web3 Foundation pledges extra funds and allows two concurrent nodes per participant.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 1:55Challenges of Being a Validator
- 2:44Validator Metrics
- 5:30Extending the Kusama Thousand Validators Programme
- 6:16Polkadot Thousand Validators Programme
