Governance
Further Decentralization Rolls Out on Aleph Zero!
Dec 16, 2024
AI Summary
We’re excited to announce another big step towards greater decentralization: Community Validators are taking over block finalization! This is a great moment for the Aleph Zero Foundation to reduce its role within the finalization committee and open up to a more inclusive, decentralized network.
This is already live on Mainnet. Community Validators will replace 9 Aleph Zero Foundation (AZF) nodes in the block finalization committee at the end of era 962. This change further decentralizes the network by allowing community participants to engage in the full validation process.
What does this mean for you?
Since 9 out of 10 AZF nodes won’t be taking part in the block finalization process, they’ll be turned off–this means that if you’re still nominating one of them, you’ll stop getting staking rewards.
If you’re currently staking your AZERO with the Aleph Zero Foundation, you’ll need to nominate a Community Validator to ensure you continue receiving staking rewards. If you’re already staking with Community Validators – you’re all set, and no action is needed!
How to change your nomination
You don’t need to unstake your AZERO to switch the nomination. Simply go to either azero.dev or dashboard.alephzero.org and change nomination to one of the Community Validators – any other than named as AZF.
You will find a detailed step-by-step guide, in the Aleph Zero docs.
If you want to look deeper into the validators (e.g., their uptime or performance), check out azero.live, a very handy tool.
Get moving!
Don’t miss out on your staking rewards. Nominate a Community Validator today and contribute to the further decentralization of Aleph Zero!
