Introduction

dHealth is based on Tendermint, which relies on a set of validators that are responsible for committing new blocks in the blockchain. These validators participate in the consensus protocol by broadcasting votes which contain cryptographic signatures signed by each validator's private key.

Validator candidates can bond their own DHP tokens and have DHP tokens "delegated", or staked, to them by token holders. dHealth will have 100 validators, but over time this can increase depends on the network performance and needs. The validators are determined by who has the most stake delegated to them — the top 100 validator candidates with the most stake will become dHealth validators.

If validators double sign, are frequently offline or do not participate in governance, their staked DHP tokens (including the tokens of users that delegated to them) can be slashed. The penalty depends on the severity of the violation.

Seek legal advice

Seek legal advice if you intend to run a Validator.

Community

Discuss the finer details of being a validator on our community chat:

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