How 21 Brave Folks Are Gonna Guard Your Digital Gold (Or Try To)

Well now, the Hyper Foundation done gone and doubled down on their fancy internet contraption by raisin’ the number of noddies—I mean, nodes—to a whole 21, and not just any old nodes, but permissionless ones. Which means if you got the gumption, you can be one of the lucky validators on this here Hyperliquid network. Only the 21 biggest fish by stake get to swim in the active pond. It’s their grand plan to make sure no one feller’s got all the power, and by some miracle, keep things safe as a hound dog with a bone.

They’ve also cooked up something called a Delegation Program, which sounds fancy but basically means they’re tryin’ to spread the load around so the whole thing don’t collapse like a cheap card house. This program’s set to launch quicker than a frog on a hot skillet, with hopes to pull in some high-quality validators and keep the Hyperliquid ecosystem from going belly-up.

The validator set’s now got 21 freewheeling nodes. Anybody can sign up and the top 21 by riches get to steer the ship. Delegations are about to hit the stage real soon.

If you’re lookin’ for the nitty-gritty on validators, well, they got that too…

— Hyper Foundation (@HyperFND) April 22, 2025

If you’re thinkin’ you wanna jump in, y’all better fork over a nice chunk of 10,000 HYPE coins, locked up tighter than a preacher’s secrets for one whole year—even if you don’t make the cut. That’s their way of makin’ sure folks ain’t just dabbling for fun.

They strongly advise startin’ on the testnet—it’s like the kiddie pool where you muck about before plungin’ into the real-deal mainnet. Your antics there decide if you get any fancy delegations when it matters.

You gotta also run two more nodes that ain’t validators but are just there holdin’ the fort with 95% uptime and open IPs for all to spy on. These here nodes help welcome and keep tabs on the rest of the family in the network.

One little hiccup—they’re making you cough up some KYC/KYB paperwork. So, no shifty business allowed. And sorry folks from the U.S., Cuba, Iran and other no-can-plays — you’ll have to sit this one out.

So if you’re serious ’bout helpin’ build a safer and mightier Hyperliquid world, better hitch your horse and apply before the wagon leaves town.

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2025-04-22 09:31