✅Kinto Validators

Some Kinto nodes run as validators for the chain, this means they watch the progression and confirm the state of it is unmodified and uninterrupted.

5 different entities currently run validators for the Kinto Foundation, validators are listed as follows: (in addition to the 5 currently running validators all members from the SC have the ability to run them)

Entity	Validator strategies	EOA	Status	SC member
Caldera	'Nodemaker'	0x64cf65036a76e3827e448cadbc53d31eefdce04a	✅ - Active	Yes
Mamori Labs	Defensive	0x944eB0a2829A859959586b10D54229278534a696	✅ - Active	Yes
Ankr	Defensive	0x2bfDA59220413DEd39dD0E443620b5277EcE6348	✅ - Active	No
Hypernative	Defensive	0x58028fFbc25aE2e12b96276bDB125955F41D41f3	✅ - Active	Yes
Venn	Defensive	0xe528E74302FFCF6F9F6a1c973968d98F0fDbad8f	✅ - Active	Yes
Kinto Foundation	Defensive	0x08E674c4538caE03B6c05405881dDCd95DcaF5a8	Available	Yes
Kintsugi Foundation	Defensive	0x94561e98DD5E55271f91A103e4979aa6C493745E	Available	Yes
Turnkey	Defensive	0xD98B32e5D0Dcb5853e498225a15447a59b7a40e1	Available	Yes
Certora	Defensive	0x5FB5040dfC5B8b9Ea40dFBd881188Ec85cDC0621	Available	Yes

To understand mode about validator strategies:

• https://docs.arbitrum.io/run-arbitrum-node/more-types/run-validator-node#validation-strategies

Want to run a validator?

If you are interested on running a validator contact developers(at)kinto.xyz In your email please include, the name of your organization, experience running nodes and your Kinto Wallet Address.

Make sure that you can run the minimum required specs:

• https://docs.arbitrum.io/run-arbitrum-node/more-types/run-archive-node

If selected to run a validator you will receive an email with all the details to launch and keep your validator running.