Join the set
Apply, be reviewed, receive a seeded bond, join jailed, unjail yourself, be seated — and the rules of the set.
Validators join on the testnet first.
Apply
Apply at vordium.com/run-a-validator with your join request, signed with your validator key. There is no bond and no fee to apply.
Reviewed by Vordium
Vordium reviews each application.
Seeded
An accepted validator's bond is seeded by Vordium: 10,000 VORD. Until the token generation event the validator keeps 10% of its rewards; a seeded seat is locked for one year. After it, validators bond their own VORD and keep their full rewards.
Joins jailed
A new validator enters the set jailed, so it cannot be seated before its node has caught up with the chain.
Unjails itself
Once its node has caught up, the validator sends an unjail request (Jail and unjail).
Seated
It is seated from the next epoch.
The rules of the set
Read live from GET /registry/set for the selected network:
| Right now | |
|---|---|
| Seats | — |
| Seats Vordium keeps | — |
| Registered validators, at most | — |
| Smallest bond | — |
| Largest bond | — |
| Largest share of voting power | — |
| Unbonding takes | — |
| Fewest active validators | — |
| Bench and join rules | — |
| Own bonds | — |
Seats are ranked by stake; a validator above the seats waits on the bench while the bench rules are in force.
Network facts last checked against the network 2026-10-22 13:00:37 UTC · mainnet spec v28 · testnet spec v8