YO Staking — Validator

Operate infrastructure and secure the network

Minimum Stake
500,000 YO

Genesis-level security bond

Rewards
Delegations + Commission

Earn validator commission on top of staking

Track
Governance Ready

Participate in network decisions

Eligibility & Requirements

  • Plan eligibility: Ultimate plan qualification ($10,000+) from the yield layer
  • Self-bond: 500,000 YO minimum validator stake
  • Infrastructure: 24/7 uptime, sentry node architecture, monitored networking
  • Security: HSM or enforced key management policy; automated rotation and backup
  • Operations: Reliable upgrade cadence; prompt patching; on-call alerts

Validator Onboarding

  1. Prepare environment: provision nodes, secure keys, configure sentry/validator topology
  2. Candidacy: register validator identity and publish commission parameters
  3. Attract delegations: communicate performance, set competitive commission, maintain uptime
  4. Operate & iterate: monitor health, ship updates, respond to governance