The Avail Foundation sets out to provide nomination to ecosystem participants to assist in the decentralization of the network.
Avail’s Nomination Program Committee (NPC) is tasked with the responsibility of managing the nominations that the foundation places into the network via the Nomination Program outlined in AIP 4.
The Nomination Program Committee reviews all applications through the Nomination Program and provides a note of acceptance into the program to the applicant.
Objectives of the Nomination Program Committee
- Ensure nomination integrity: Evaluate all applicants in a fair but strict manner, to ensure that the nominations provided are solely to reputable and reliable participants.
- Foster Network Growth: By selecting strong ecosystem participants to be nominated to, this committee helps to ensure the expansions of the active set have the best chance of being filled with the most reliable and long term participants in our network.
- Maintain Transparency and Accountability: Operate
transparently, providing clear updates to the community in decision-making.
NPC Framework for application decisions
As outlined in AIP 4: Mainnnet Nomination Program, the committee evaluates the applications based on the following minimum requirements, and key points for further considerations.
Minimum Requirements:
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Validators must set a verified on-chain identity.
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If already operating an active set node, must not have been slashed more than twice.
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Critical/high-priority upgrades must be applied within 12 hours, and medium/low-priority within 24 hours of alert/prompt by Validator Engagement Team.
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Validators must connect to a dedicated telemetry system for monitoring.
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Only one node per application
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Node operators must manage their own nodes, or work with a verifiably strong third party node operations team, however, self managed is preferred.
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Must have a Mainnet node bonded and in waitlist.
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Validator commission must be 10% or less.
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Must not operate from the US, sanctioned countries, or prohibited jurisdictions and pass compliance screening.
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Applicant or representative of the entity must complete a simply KYC through Sumsub.
Key further considerations:
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Applicants proven ability as a validator either in other ecosystems or testnets of Avail.
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Ecosystem contributions (infra, wallets/products, dashboards, dev tooling, community education / devrel hacker house assistance, global expansion strategy, strategic partnerships, custody etc)
Nomination Program Committee
The composition for Nomination Program Committee takes into consideration
several parameters such as member responsiveness, technical competence,
reputation, OpSec practices, geographic diversity and relevant voice
from different work streams at Avail.
| Committee Member | Work stream at Avail |
|---|---|
| Tanisha Katara | Governance Facilitator |
| Jackson Lewis | Network Operations / Validator Engagement |
| Toufeeq Pasha | Senior Blockchain Engineer |
Nomination Program Committee Values
- Integrity: Commit to ethical decision-making and uphold the highest standards of honesty and fairness in all Nomination-related matters.
- Transparency: Ensure all processes and decisions are transparent, providing clear and accessible information to all stakeholders.
- Responsiveness: Be responsive to the needs and
feedback of the network participants, adapting decisions structures / monitoring metrics as
necessary to address emerging issues and opportunities. - Inclusivity: Promote inclusivity by considering the needs of all network participants, ensuring that application does not create unnecessary barriers to entry.
- Sustainability and Collaboration: Prioritize the
long-term sustainability of the network and work collaboratively with
other committees and stakeholders, valuing diverse perspectives and
expertise in the fee-setting process.
Avail Community Forum
The Avail Community Forum
serves as the central hub within the Avail ecosystem, promoting
collaboration among community members, developers, validators, committee
members, and projects utilizing Avail. It offers a platform for
exchanging ideas and discussions related to the Avail ecosystem and its
wide range of applications and a space for cooperation on enhancements.
Members of the Nomination Program Committee are strongly encouraged to
actively participate in discussions to share their reports and proposals with the broader community.
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