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Become a Validator

Any Rubix node is eligible to become a validator (or "miner") through a decentralized selection mechanism. To qualify as a validator in the open Rubix network, a node must possess sufficient pledgeable RBT tokens. The process of becoming a validator is:

  • A Pseudo-Random Function (PRF) is executed to select a set of validator candidates.
  • Candidates are checked to see if they have enough pledgeable RBT tokens.
  • If a candidate doesn't have enough pledge, a new PRF round is initiated.
  • This continues until a group of seven validators is finalized that meets the minimum pledge requirements.