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Delegation Policy

Oasis Protocol Foundation (OPF) delegates ROSE tokens to node operators based on their participation in the Oasis Mainnet, Testnet and ParaTimes on the network, node reliability and performance, community engagement and overall support of the network.

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Starting in the first quarter of 2024, OPF will initiate the Know Your Customer (KYC) process for all validators receiving delegation from OPF. It is essential for node operators to ensure that you have access to the email address provided in yours metadata submissions. This step is crucial for completing the KYC procedure efficiently. Please update your contact details if necessary.

Requirements for Receiving Delegations​

How to Earn Delegations?​

  1. Join the #node-operators channel on Oasis Discord server.
  2. Create your Testnet entity key and Mainnet entity key.
  3. Configure and start Testnet consensus and paratime nodes.
  4. Configure and start Mainnet consensus node and paratime nodes that you are able to start.
  5. Submit metadata for Mainnet and Testnet.
  6. Apply for a delegation and pass KYC.
  7. If selected - get onboarded on the delegation program.
  8. Actively participate on the Oasis Network Community server on Discord. and help answer questions from other community members.

Code of Conduct​

  1. Ensure commission rates and commission rate bounds are no greater than 20%.
  2. Ensure commission rates are +/- 10% of the weighted median network commission rate.
  3. Ensure your entity’s website, social media and/or contact info in the Oasis Metadata Registry is up-to-date.
  4. Do not use 'Oasis' in your entity name, and do not use any Oasis Foundation logos or branding in your entity logo.
  5. Refrain from dishonest, fraudulent or malicious behavior.
  6. Participate in on-chain governance and network upgrades proposed by Oasis Foundation.
  7. Be available and coordinate with the node operator community in case of unplanned network upgrades.

If there is any violation of the above Code of Conduct, Oasis Foundation reserves the right to revoke your entire delegation.

Performance Requirements​

  1. Maintain active validator status.
  2. Maintain >99% uptime for your validator node as well as ParaTime nodes (if you run them).
  3. Ensure your nodes are upgraded within 1 hour after a planned network upgrade.
  4. Ensure your nodes are upgraded within 24 hours after an unplanned network upgrade.

If any of the above Performance Requirements is not met, Oasis Foundation reserves the right to revoke delegations. If you run into a complex technical issue that prevents your node from meeting the above Performance Requirements, please reach out to the Oasis team as soon as possible.

How to Increase Delegations?​

  • Have a high uptime for Consensus, Sapphire and Cipher on both Testnet and Mainnet.
  • Be prepared for planned and unplanned network upgrades.
  • Vote on proposals.
  • If you experience any problems or downtime, please communicate them with OPF promptly so that we can take them into account.
  • Have a meaningful amount of self-delegation and/or delegations from the Oasis community.
  • Participate in community discussion on the network’s future roadmap.
  • Build or contribute to tools, services or dApps that benefit developers, node operators and/or the overall Oasis community.
  • Contribute code to Oasis projects.
  • Find and report issues related to any of the network protocols and/or their implementations.
  • Demonstrate a track record of successfully operating nodes on other major networks.