Overview

Vordium validators secure the chain via VordiumBFT. New validators join through apply → approve → download → boot & sync (as an observer) → operator Seed 1M (funds bond + registers + activates) → active next epoch, and all set changes apply at epoch boundaries so membership never diverges between nodes. Your node boots and syncs to head as a non-validator observer first — it does not need to be in the validator set to boot, and it does NOT need to self-register: the operator’s Seed 1M funds the bond, registers, and activates it in one step.