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Become a validator

Overview​

This page explains how to register as a validator on Ronin. After following the steps in this guide, you'll become a Validator Candidate and have a chance to be selected as a Standard Validator on the next day.

Validator responsibilities and rewards​

Ronin Validators share the critical responsibility of ensuring the integrity of all onchain transactions. That means they produce blocks and vote for finality. Ronin has allocated a total of 180M RON over 8 years to reward Validators for these contributions, and Validators also receive a percentage of Ronin transaction fees.

The rewards are divided into two parts: 85% for finality voting and 15% for block production. All validators vote for finality, but only 22 validators are selected produce blocks in a given epoch. These 22 validators include 12 Governing Validators, elected by the community to ensure network security, and 10 Rotating Validators selected randomly. The probability of being chosen as a Rotating Validator is proportional to the amount of stake held by each validator

After receiving rewards, validators then re-distribute a small percentage to Delegators according to a commission rate, which can range from 5% to 20%.

Prerequisites​

Have at least 250,000 RON for the initial stake in your Ronin address. For information on how to buy RON, see Acquire RON. Note: An address applying to become a validator must not have participated in staking previously, either as a validator or a delegator.

Steps​

  1. Open the Validator Dashboard, then click Become a Validator.

  2. Familiarize yourself with the requirements and slashing rules. It's also highly recommended that you read the Ronin Whitepaper.

  3. Set up your validator node following the instructions in the Validator Node Setup guide.

  4. Fill in your addresses, the commission rate, the fast finality vote key, and the proof of possession. For more information, see Add or change finality vote key. Note: The tool generating the keys produces them without the 0x prefix. Before submitting the form, make sure to add the 0x prefix to the keys.

  5. Provide the initial stake of 250,000 RON from your connected Ronin Wallet.

Congratulations, you're now a Validator Candidate.