💫Get stake from the pool!
💫 Get Stake from the Pool!
The Vault is designed to help communities bootstrap their validators and leverage their networks to attract stake effectively.
📜 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 divides undirected stake into two groups:
70% Allocation: This portion is allocated to validators on the allowlist and distributed equally among all allowlisted validators. However, since only a small fraction of the pool is rebalanced per epoch, the exact delegation amount for each validator may vary slightly at any given time.
30% Allocation: This portion is distributed evenly among the 100 least-staked validators that meet our performance criteria. Similar to the first allocation, the actual delegation amounts may not perfectly align with the target levels due to the limited rebalancing that occurs each epoch.
🔑 Group 1: Allowlist 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.
🔍 Group 2: The 100 Least-Staked Validators
Validators with the lowest stake who meet the general delegation criteria are eligible to receive a stake from The Vault.
Key Details:
Stake is calculated based on the average activated stake over the last 10 epochs.
This group is updated every 10 epochs.
Validators in this group share 30% of the total undirected stake in the pool.
The Vault fosters a diverse and resilient Solana validator network by focusing on these validators. 🚀
🙌 Community DAO Approval
Once our governance token is launched, the community will manage validator allow listing 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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