Operator FAQ
A proper incentive structure must be in place for any decentralized structure to succeed. This is especially important in the enforcement of good behavior on the network. Thus, there is a minimum staking requirement of 175,000 CXT for Block Specimen Producers and 35,000 CXT For Block Result Producer - Refiners.
Staking assets are used as collateral to register operators in the consensus process. This means that while assets are staked, they are held in an escrow on the network. Consequently, staked assets are inaccessible to the token holder while they are being used to secure the network.
Please fill out this form Also, you can reach out to the core team in Covalent’s community Discord for more information.
Anybody can generate and submit improvement proposals. While Discourse is the primary tool at this moment to discuss the governance of Covalent, on-chain votes will happen on Snapshot.
If a proposal has passed, it will be reviewed by the core Covalent Engineering team and implemented. Overtime, it is expected that as the Covalent becomes more open source, changes will be implemented by community stewards.
More information can be found here
In the Operator address.
There is an undelegation period of 6 months for operators of the Covalent Network. Rewards can be redeemed immediately, however.
No
BSP Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- CPU with 4+ cores
- 16GB RAM
- 1.5TB free storage space to sync the Mainnet
- 8 MBit/sec download Internet service
Recommended:
- Fast CPU with 8+ cores
- 32 GB+ RAM
- Fast SSD with >= 1.5TB storage space
- 25+ MBit/sec download Internet service
Software Requirements:
- Install the given versions of the following software:
- 64-bit Linux, Mac OS
- Git
- BSP-geth v1.8.0-bsp ships with - Geth v1.13.14-stable
- Go v1.20
- Redis v7, Redis-cli 6.2.5
- Listener TCP and UDP discovery port 30303
- ICMP IPv4 should not be closed by an external firewall
Refiner Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- 2 vCPUs (cores)
- 3GB RAM
- 200GB HDD free storage (mostly storing artifacts on local ipfs; can be pruned periodically)
- 8 MBit/sec download Internet service
Recommended:
- 4 vCPUs
- 8 GB+ RAM
- SSD with >= 500GB storage space
- 25+ MBit/sec download Internet service
Software Requirements (docker setup):
- 64-bit Linux, Mac OS 13+
- SSL certificates
- docker, docker-compose, direnv
Max Cap Multiplier is the ratio of Operator-staked tokens to delegator-staked tokens. For example, with a ratio of 1:10, if a Network Operator stakes 1 CXT, they are only eligible to accept 10 delegated CXT.
This is a mechanism to prevent a centralized group of Operators where the majority of delegated CXT is staked with a select few.
Slashing will exist on the Covalent Network eventually. Initially, however, there is no slashing. For those who are deemed to be acting dishonestly following the auditing process, rewards will not be distributed.
Slashing updates will be provided well in advance of the functionality being implemented.
Proofs are created to ensure that the work the operator has produced is honest and valid. The contract in which operators are submitting these proofs is deployed on MoonBeam given the low settlement costs for doing so. If this contract was deployed on Ethereum, the gas costs would be substantial.
Yes. To make this change, use the change address button, confirm the transaction and connect with the new wallet.
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Operator FAQ
A proper incentive structure must be in place for any decentralized structure to succeed. This is especially important in the enforcement of good behavior on the network. Thus, there is a minimum staking requirement of 175,000 CXT for Block Specimen Producers and 35,000 CXT For Block Result Producer - Refiners.
Staking assets are used as collateral to register operators in the consensus process. This means that while assets are staked, they are held in an escrow on the network. Consequently, staked assets are inaccessible to the token holder while they are being used to secure the network.
Please fill out this form Also, you can reach out to the core team in Covalent’s community Discord for more information.
Anybody can generate and submit improvement proposals. While Discourse is the primary tool at this moment to discuss the governance of Covalent, on-chain votes will happen on Snapshot.
If a proposal has passed, it will be reviewed by the core Covalent Engineering team and implemented. Overtime, it is expected that as the Covalent becomes more open source, changes will be implemented by community stewards.
More information can be found here
In the Operator address.
There is an undelegation period of 6 months for operators of the Covalent Network. Rewards can be redeemed immediately, however.
No
BSP Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- CPU with 4+ cores
- 16GB RAM
- 1.5TB free storage space to sync the Mainnet
- 8 MBit/sec download Internet service
Recommended:
- Fast CPU with 8+ cores
- 32 GB+ RAM
- Fast SSD with >= 1.5TB storage space
- 25+ MBit/sec download Internet service
Software Requirements:
- Install the given versions of the following software:
- 64-bit Linux, Mac OS
- Git
- BSP-geth v1.8.0-bsp ships with - Geth v1.13.14-stable
- Go v1.20
- Redis v7, Redis-cli 6.2.5
- Listener TCP and UDP discovery port 30303
- ICMP IPv4 should not be closed by an external firewall
Refiner Requirements
Minimum requirements:
- 2 vCPUs (cores)
- 3GB RAM
- 200GB HDD free storage (mostly storing artifacts on local ipfs; can be pruned periodically)
- 8 MBit/sec download Internet service
Recommended:
- 4 vCPUs
- 8 GB+ RAM
- SSD with >= 500GB storage space
- 25+ MBit/sec download Internet service
Software Requirements (docker setup):
- 64-bit Linux, Mac OS 13+
- SSL certificates
- docker, docker-compose, direnv
Max Cap Multiplier is the ratio of Operator-staked tokens to delegator-staked tokens. For example, with a ratio of 1:10, if a Network Operator stakes 1 CXT, they are only eligible to accept 10 delegated CXT.
This is a mechanism to prevent a centralized group of Operators where the majority of delegated CXT is staked with a select few.
Slashing will exist on the Covalent Network eventually. Initially, however, there is no slashing. For those who are deemed to be acting dishonestly following the auditing process, rewards will not be distributed.
Slashing updates will be provided well in advance of the functionality being implemented.
Proofs are created to ensure that the work the operator has produced is honest and valid. The contract in which operators are submitting these proofs is deployed on MoonBeam given the low settlement costs for doing so. If this contract was deployed on Ethereum, the gas costs would be substantial.
Yes. To make this change, use the change address button, confirm the transaction and connect with the new wallet.