🎰 The Validator Selection Lottery
Understand how the network randomly picks validators to create the next block
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0 / 5 completed🎯 How Validators Are Chosen
The network uses weighted randomness to select validators. More stake = higher probability of selection, but everyone has a chance.
🎲 Weighted Random Selection
Think of it like a raffle where your stake determines how many tickets you hold. More tickets = higher chance of winning, but luck still plays a role.
🎮 Selection Simulator
Click "Select Validator" to simulate the selection process. Watch how larger stakes get chosen more frequently:
⚡Selection Frequency
🎯Fairness Guarantees
- •Verifiable: Selection uses on-chain randomness
- •Unpredictable: No one knows in advance
- •Proportional: Rewards match stake percentage
- •Democratic: Even small stakers get turns
🔄 Validator Duties
When selected, create new block with transactions. Happens ~once per day for 32 ETH stake. Earn base reward + transaction fees.
Vote on proposed blocks every ~6 minutes. Most common duty. Earn small rewards for each correct attestation.
Occasionally selected to help light clients sync. Serves for ~27 hours when chosen. Extra rewards for participation.
💡 Why Weighted Randomness?
- • Incentivizes larger stakes (more security)
- • Still gives small stakers a chance
- • Prevents predictability (can't game system)
- • Rewards align with economic risk
- • Validator cartels (can't coordinate)
- • Timing attacks (unpredictable selection)
- • Small stake dominance (weighted by risk)
- • Predictable block proposals