Flow and FAQ on Becoming a Validator
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For more information please refers to and . There are some FAQ below:
Stage
Block Number
What you can do
0% ~ 75%
start_block ~ vote_start_block - 1
apply candidates and delegate
75% ~ 85%
vote_start_block ~ vote_end_block
vote
85% ~ 95%
reveal_start_block ~ reveal_end_block
reveal vote
95% ~ 100%
reveal_end_block + 1 ~ end_block
check next epoch’s info
No, you can compete for validator by yourself. But if you apply as a candidate, you can get other’s delegations, which will make you more competitive.
The amount you deposit should be at least 100k PI and equal to or larger than total_depositProxiedBalance+total_proxiedBalance-total_pendingRefundBalance. And the deposit number should be the same during the reveal vote stage.
There is no a guaranteed amount, the number of new validator nodes depends on how many native PI voted and reveal voted. If your deposit amount ranking is ahead of No.(number of current epoch’s validator + number of next epoch’s new bidders / 2 ), then you will be in the next epoch’s validator list. You can also check via tdm.getNextEpochValidators() to see if you are in the validator list.
e.g currently we have 79 validator nodes on main chain, and we got 5 Candidate nodes who participated in voting and revealing voting now, then the threshold ranking will be 79 + 5 / 2 = 81, which means the system will elect 81 Validator nodes for Next epoch based on each voting amount ranking.
If your deposit amount ranking is ahead of No.(number of current epoch’s validator + number of next epoch’s new bidders / 2 ), then you will be in the next epoch’s validator list. You can also check via tdm.getNextEpochValidators() to see if you are in the validator list.
e.g currently we have 79 validator nodes on main chain, and we got 5 Candidate nodes who participated in voting and revealing voting now, then the threshold ranking will be 79 + 5 / 2 = 81, which means the system will elect 81 Validator nodes for Next epoch based on each voting amount ranking.
The amount should be at least 100k PI and equal to or larger than total_depositProxiedBalance+total_proxiedBalance-total_pendingRefundBalance.
If you want to keep the same deposit amount in the next epoch, you don’t need to process a vote/reveal again. If you want to increase your vote, then you will need to vote/reveal again.
e.g your current deposit amount is A the deposit amount you want to add is B then you should set the amount to A+B during the vote and reveal vote.
You will need to cancel your candidacy first and then reapply as a candidate node (Note that once you cancel, the delegation amount you received will return to delegators). After reapply, you can check on PIWallet if you are on the candidate list. If not, just wait for couple of hours for PIWallet to refresh the commission fee.
You can check stage on our . There are four stage in one epoch.
After epoch reaches 75% height, you need to participate in the voting and revealing vote and set the staking amount to 0. Remember first to make sure your node synced to the latest height. Please refer to the guides on how to and your vote. Once cancellation succeeds, the staking amount will be unlocked to your balance when the current epoch ends.
