✅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 / are preparing validators for the Kinto Foundation, validators are listed as follows:

Entity	Validator strategies	EOA	Status
Caldera	'Nodemaker'	0x64cf65036a76e3827e448cadbc53d31eefdce04a	✅ - Active
Mamori Labs	Defensive	0x944eB0a2829A859959586b10D54229278534a696	✅ - Active
Ankr	Defensive	0x2bfDA59220413DEd39dD0E443620b5277EcE6348	✅ - Active
Hypernative	Defensive	0x58028fFbc25aE2e12b96276bDB125955F41D41f3	✅ - Active
Venn	Defensive	0xe528E74302FFCF6F9F6a1c973968d98F0fDbad8f	✅ - Active

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.