The Vault
  • About
    • πŸš€Our Mission
    • πŸ”₯vSOL
    • ✨Points program
    • πŸ€“Contributors
    • πŸ”’Stake pool address
    • 🏦The Vault Fees
    • πŸ“ˆTokenomics
  • Validators
    • πŸ“ŠDelegation Strategy
    • πŸ’«Get stake from the pool!
    • βœ…Validator Allowlist
    • πŸ›‘οΈValidator Shield Initiative
    • 🏦Kamino Multiply Strategy
    • πŸ”Signing A Message
    • πŸͺ™LST Creator
    • βš™οΈLST Creator Widget
    • πŸ“šLST Creator API
    • πŸ›οΈValidator Application Process
    • πŸ“ƒWaitlist Criteria
    • β˜€οΈAllowlist Criteria
    • πŸ’»Validator Reward Claim Instructions
    • πŸ“¦Stake-as-a-Service (SaaS)
  • Users
    • 🎯Validator target stake
    • 🌊Liquid staking
    • πŸ“ˆStaking APY
    • πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦Multisig staking
    • πŸ””The Vault Discord
    • β˜€οΈDelayed LST unstaking in Solflare Wallet
    • πŸ‘»Delayed LST unstaking in Phantom Wallet
    • πŸ…Squads
    • πŸŽ–οΈUnits
  • πŸ”Risks
  • πŸ”—Links
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  • πŸ“œ General Delegation Criteria
  • 🧩 How The Vault Splits Stake
  • 🌍 Impact on the Ecosystem
  • πŸ™Œ Community DAO Approval
  • ❓ Interested in Joining the Allowlist?
  1. Validators

Get stake from the pool!

Learn how to receive stake from The Vault's pool to bolster your validator.

πŸ“œ General Delegation Criteria

To qualify for stake, validator operators must meet the Solana Foundation Delegation Criteria (SFDC) in the following areas:

  • Not part of the super-minority

  • Maximum commission

  • Vote credits

  • Decentralization

  • Minimum version of the validator client

Note: Operating a testnet validator is not required.


🧩 How The Vault Splits Stake

The Vault now allocates 100% of the undirected stake to validators on the allowlist. This change reflects the growth of the allowlist, which has surpassed 100 validators, and ensures more focused support for trusted and high-performing validators.

To join the allowlist and qualify for stake, a validator operator must:

General Delegation Criteria:

  • Fulfill the standard SFDC requirements.

Additional Requirements:

  • Operate using the Jito MEV client with a maximum MEV commission equal to the SFDC’s maximum validator commission.

  • Meet at least one of the following:

    • Be a dApp team running a validator to support its operations.

    • Have a community actively involved in the validator's operations.

    • Be a validator with a proven track record of contributing to the broader Solana ecosystem.


🌍 Impact on the Ecosystem

By supporting decentralized stake distribution and helping builders on Solana generate more revenue, The Vault directly strengthens the financial stability of the Solana builder ecosystem.


πŸ™Œ Community DAO Approval

Once our governance token is launched, the community will manage validator allowlisting through on-chain voting, implemented in four stages:

Stage 1: Initial list of validators chosen by The Vault team (no voting). Stage 2: Voting in Discord, verified by vSOL holders. Stage 3: On-chain voting (yes/no) using the governance token. Stage 4: Weighted on-chain voting (similar to Tribeca gauges).

This phased approach ensures immediate community impact while gradually improving the process mechanics.


❓ Interested in Joining the Allowlist?

If you’re a validator operator looking to get allowlisted, contact our team on Discord today!

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