GuidesBecome a ValidatorOnboarding API & CLI
Bond
1,000,000 VORD must be bonded before you can join. The operator chooses at approval:
- Self-bond — hold ≥ 1,000,000 VORD at your operator address; the amount goes in the
Bondfield of your signed register message. Operator picks “Accept only”. - Operator-seeded — the operator funds the 1,000,000 VORD bond for you from treasury (“Accept + seed 1M”,
AdminSeedValidator). You still boot and provide your VRF/endpoint, but you do not need to hold the bond yourself.