Bond
0.5 ETH per node
Slashable for equivocation or extended downtime. Returned in full when you exit cleanly. Recorded in the validator registry on Robinhood Chain.
Validators · Robinhood Chain
Run a validator
on a Raspberry Pi.
Gyze validators verify Groth16 proofs and vote on blocks. Each proof costs roughly ten milliseconds of CPU — the scarce resource is uptime, not compute. Rewards settle in ETH on Robinhood Chain every epoch.
Requirements
What you actually need
| Component | Specification |
|---|---|
| CPU | 2 cores · ARM64 or x86_64 (Apple Silicon, Raspberry Pi 4/5, any x86) |
| Memory | 4 GB minimum · 8 GB recommended |
| Disk | 100 GB SSD — ephemeral state, prunable each epoch |
| Network | 100 Mbit/s symmetric · ~10 Mb/s sustained, low jitter |
| OS | Linux or macOS |
Setup
From zero to validating in four shells
1
Install
Download the signed, reproducible binary and confirm the version.
curl -L https://get.gyze.xyz/install.sh | sh
gyze --version # gyze 0.5.0-rc5
2
Fund
Create a wallet on Robinhood Chain testnet and hit the faucet — 1 ETH every 6 hours.
gyze wallet new --network rh-testnet gyze faucet request gyze wallet balance
3
Register
Stake and register on-chain. The bond is 0.5 ETH plus transaction fees.
gyze validator register --bond 0.5eth --moniker my-node
4
Run
Start the node under systemd or your process manager of choice. It streams consensus logs while syncing, then drops to INFO.
gyze validator run # [consensus] joined cohort · height 184,201 · peers 9 # [consensus] verified 2-in/3-out proof in 9.7 ms ✓
Economics
Skin in the game, recorded in protocol
Rewards
Every epoch
Withdrawal fees are credited to the leading validator's pending_rewards and claimable on-chain. Settled in ETH on Robinhood Chain. 100% to validators — no founder cut.
Reputation
EWMA over 30 days
An exponentially weighted moving average of uptime and vote participation determines your probability of leading a cohort. New nodes ramp up; flaky nodes ramp down.
Slashing
Provable faults only
Slashing requires an on-chain proof of equivocation or a missed-liveness window. There is no discretionary slashing and no admin key that can take your bond.
Trusted setup
The MPC ceremony runs in the open
Before mainnet, Gyze's circuits need a one-time multi-party ceremony. Anyone can contribute entropy, and the full transcript is notarized on Robinhood Chain. One honest participant is enough to secure the system.
Contribute to the ceremony →
Status: testnet is live on Robinhood Chain (chain id 4663 mainnet · testnet faucet open).
Mainnet activation follows completion of the MPC ceremony and the external security audit.