Selection Criteria

Our evaluation for this round was highly data-driven, with a focus on performance and contributions.

• Performance on the Lava chain (uptime, missed votes, jail events).
• Technical specifications (based on prior applications).
• Marketing influence and contributions.
• Chain support and performance on other networks.

Key Round Differences

Worth noting are the following key differences of this validator delegation round versus previous rounds.

This round:

• The new delegation round includes approximately 60 validators.
• The foundation's overall delegation has been reduced to 30% of the total network supply.
• A gradual delegation system has replaced the previous tiered structure.
• Validators can now set up to 20% commission rate.
  
  

Previous round:

• Delegation spread across 90 validators.
• The foundation’s stake represented ~40% of the total network supply.
• Validators were divided into 4 tiers for delegation allocation.

Looking Ahead and Collaboration Opportunities

We plan to reshuffle delegations every 6 months, ensuring plenty of opportunities for future collaboration.

Additionally, we encourage validators to explore running RPC nodes as an alternative avenue for revenue.

• If you have experience running RPC nodes, we’d be happy to support you by restaking to your provider.
• Submit your RPC node application here: https://lavanet.typeform.com/to/aj31eOij 

Conclusion

Validators are critical to the Lava ecosystem. We encourage LAVA holders to explore the list of Validators at info.lavanet.xyz, to further understand the key teams who contribute to the network.

Lava continues to decentralize and place ownership into the hands of its community. Thank you to all node runners who applied for this latest round of delegation.

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The next application round will open in approximately 6 months time.