Ecrox Chain Documentation
  • Summary
  • DOCUMENTATION
    • Learn about the Ecrox Platform
      • Ecrox Overview: vision, strategy and platform components
      • The Ecrox Blockchain
        • Discovering the Network
        • Ecrox Consensus
        • Delegation through Staking with Validators
        • Ethereum (EVM) Compatibility and Smart Contracts
        • Boosting Ecrox's Scalability
      • Ecrox Coin (ECROX)
        • ECROX Tokenomics
        • Exchanges, Wallets, On-Ramps and DeFi Tools Supporting ECROX
        • ECROX on Other Chains
      • Interoperability
      • Ecrox Governance and Development
      • Wallets supporting Ecrox
    • Ecrox for Business
    • Things you can do on Ecrox
      • Interacting with the Ecrox Blockchain
      • Ecrox Ecosystem
      • Community
      • Grants and Bounties
  • Developers
    • Network Details
      • Ecrox Mainnet
      • Ecrox Testnet
      • Token Faucets
      • Network Upgrades
        • Upgrade Guide
        • Upgrade Guide (explorer nodes)
        • Block 13,800,000 Fork
        • FIP's
    • Ecrox Consensus
      • Contracts Overview
      • Stake, Delegate and Withdraw
      • Vote
      • End-of-Cycle Flow
      • Contract Addresses
    • How to run network nodes
    • Resources & Tools
      • TheGraph
      • WalletConnect on Ecrox
    • How to become a validator
      • Getting started as a validator
      • Getting started as on the Ecrox testnet
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How to become a validator

The Ecrox network operates through validator nodes hosted by participants worldwide. It offers entrepreneurs a seamless integration for payments into their products and facilitates user onboarding to a platform that enables payments, transactions, and financial services in various currencies.

Access to the network is public, and the code is open-source, allowing customization and localization as needed. Communities on the Ecrox chain pay a fee to validators for validating transactions, with more usage leading to increased rewards for validators, thus incentivizing network growth.

Being a validator means holding Ecrox tokens and running a node that validates transactions on the network. Validators use special software to validate and sign transactions every 5 seconds, earning block rewards in the form of Ecrox tokens. A yearly inflation of 5% is distributed among all validators.

Validators contribute resources to maintain the network, need technical knowledge for hosting the software, and participate in network governance through voting. They play a crucial role in maintaining and steering the network's future through governance mechanisms.

Who should become a validator?

  1. Companies building on the network can collaborate using Ecrox's open-source stack, becoming stakeholders and earning rewards as the network grows.

  2. 3rd-party service providers like KYC, exchanges, lenders, etc., can become stakeholders, facilitating cross-blockchain transactions without intermediaries.

  3. Community operators on Ecrox can upgrade to validators, providing better access to clients.

Who can become a validator (Technical requirements):

  • Minimum 100K tokens staked or delegated, locked in a contract.

  • Running a full node with blockchain and web hosting knowledge.

Who shouldn’t become a validator:

  • Non-technical users or holders looking for passive involvement.

  • Simple holders can delegate their Ecrox tokens to validators to earn rewards without becoming validators themselves.

How to become a validator:

  1. Stake or delegate a minimum of 100K Ecrox tokens.

  2. Lock tokens in a contract.

  3. Run a full node with technical expertise in blockchain and web hosting.

This approach fosters active participation, collaboration, and growth within the Ecrox network, aligning stakeholders' interests in network operation and governance.

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