Validator duties
How does the client attest, propose, and recover from missed duties?
Understanding decentralized staking protocols
Staking systems use economic participation and software rules to coordinate validators. Pequet explains their mechanics without presenting participation as a guaranteed outcome.
From keys to consensus
A validator operation combines a signing environment, a node client, monitoring, a recovery plan, and governance awareness. Delegation changes who performs some duties but does not erase protocol or custody questions.
Readers should consider jurisdiction, tax treatment, lock-up rules, and personal risk tolerance with qualified advisers.
01Consensus role
02Key custody
03Monitoring
04Governance
Protocol questions
Delegation
What rights and responsibilities remain with a delegator under the protocol?
Slashing
Which behavior is defined, how is it detected, and what process follows?
Governance is part of infrastructure
Parameter changes can alter workloads, incentives, and software requirements. We read proposals as primary technical documents, track their dates, and distinguish a vote from an implemented change.