# Validation **URL:** https://forum.cosmos.network/c/conversation/validation/5.md [Latest](https://forum.cosmos.network/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.cosmos.network/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.cosmos.network/tags.md) --- ## [ICF Ecosystem Growth Delegations: Applications Now Open](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/icf-ecosystem-growth-delegations-applications-now-open/16949)
**Author:** [@RoboMcGobo](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/RoboMcGobo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/icf-ecosystem-growth-delegations-applications-now-open/16949 "2026-09-13T05:52:26Z")
As part of the overhauled ICF ATOM delegation program announced in February, we are opening applications for the Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche today. This is the application-only side of the program. It is separa… --- ## [About the Validation category](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/about-the-validation-category/12)
**Author:** [@devcorn](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/devcorn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/about-the-validation-category/12 "2023-02-20T18:10:55Z")
The goal of the Validator Working Group (VWG) is to join a community of validators to learn the best practices of running an effective validator node. See http://cosmos.network/validators for details. --- ## [Targeted RFP: Cosmos Hub Sponsored Endpoint Provider](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/targeted-rfp-cosmos-hub-sponsored-endpoint-provider/17414)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bryan](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Dan_Bryan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/targeted-rfp-cosmos-hub-sponsored-endpoint-provider/17414 "2026-10-06T17:11:34Z")
Background The ICF Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche is an application-only part of the ATOM delegation program designed to advance key ecosystem initiatives and support critical infrastructure. Targeted RFPs allow th… --- ## [Targeted RFP: Cosmos Hub PebbleDB Snapshot Provider](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/targeted-rfp-cosmos-hub-pebbledb-snapshot-provider/17330)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bryan](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Dan_Bryan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/targeted-rfp-cosmos-hub-pebbledb-snapshot-provider/17330 "2026-10-01T11:50:39Z")
Background The ICF Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche is an application-only part of the ATOM delegation program designed to advance key ecosystem initiatives and support critical infrastructure. Targeted RFPs allow th… --- ## [Check\_d v4: Decentralized Endpoint Monitoring for Cosmos Hub](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/check-d-v4-decentralized-endpoint-monitoring-for-cosmos-hub/17222)
**Author:** [@Sami\_Cumulo.pro](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Sami_Cumulo.pro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/check-d-v4-decentralized-endpoint-monitoring-for-cosmos-hub/17222 "2026-09-29T14:27:59Z")
check\_d v4: Decentralized Endpoint Monitoring for Cosmos Hub We have released check\_d v4, the latest version of Cumulo’s decentralized monitoring tool for public blockchain endpoints. check\_d continuously tests validato… --- ## [Active Ecosystem Growth Delegation RFPs](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/active-ecosystem-growth-delegation-rfps/17329)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Bryan](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Dan_Bryan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/active-ecosystem-growth-delegation-rfps/17329 "2026-09-17T18:04:01Z")
The ICF Ecosystem Growth Delegations tranche is an application-only part of the ATOM delegation program designed to advance key ecosystem initiatives and support critical infrastructure. This topic is the central index … --- ## [Come Stop by The Cosmonauts' Corner - New Validator Online](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/come-stop-by-the-cosmonauts-corner-new-validator-online/17194)
**Author:** [@Wandering\_Cosmonaut](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Wandering_Cosmonaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/come-stop-by-the-cosmonauts-corner-new-validator-online/17194 "2026-09-17T06:00:46Z")
Hello fellow Cosmonauts! We are pleased to announce our validator, The Cosmonauts’ Corner, is live! As longtime members of the Cosmos community, our pledge is to connect and serve the cosmos, starting with $ATOM. Our … --- ## [Cumulo IBC Relayer Infrastructure](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/cumulo-ibc-relayer-infrastructure/17152)
**Author:** [@Sami\_Cumulo.pro](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Sami_Cumulo.pro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/cumulo-ibc-relayer-infrastructure/17152 "2026-08-25T05:55:12Z")
Cumulo IBC Relayer Infrastructure At Cumulo, we have been running IBC relayer infrastructure alongside our validator operations, and we wanted to share the current state of the setup with the Cosmos community. The infra… --- ## [Xeteria Validator Node On Kelpr](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/xeteria-validator-node-on-kelpr/17190)
**Author:** [@atomregistry](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/atomregistry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/xeteria-validator-node-on-kelpr/17190 "2026-07-24T19:45:56Z")
Xeteria Validator Node is live on Kelpr and fully managed from the WHMCS Validator Module I built. :grin: Please consider using my validator for staking and if you want to build one yourself, hit me up, I’ll help. --- ## [Game of stake incentive need to be more specific about what's the valid validator uptime](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/game-of-stake-incentive-need-to-be-more-specific-about-whats-the-valid-validator-uptime/1461)
**Author:** [@Yunkun](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Yunkun)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/game-of-stake-incentive-need-to-be-more-specific-about-whats-the-valid-validator-uptime/1461 "2026-07-16T10:26:42Z")
As we all know that validators which were created from genesis txs are of course valid validators. But what if some validators lost their priv\_validator.json file but have secret words at hand. Because there’s no way to … --- ## [Six years in Cosmos. What we've built, where we stand, and an honest ask](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/six-years-in-cosmos-what-weve-built-where-we-stand-and-an-honest-ask/16948)
**Author:** [@serejandmyself](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/serejandmyself)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/six-years-in-cosmos-what-weve-built-where-we-stand-and-an-honest-ask/16948 "2026-07-06T04:55:02Z")
Hey everyone, I’ve been putting off writing this for a while. Not because I didn’t know what to say, but because it’s easier to keep building quietly than to admit out loud that quiet building isn’t enough anymore. No… --- ## [Static peer lists become outdated very quickly](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/static-peer-lists-become-outdated-very-quickly/17001)
**Author:** [@Sami\_Cumulo.pro](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Sami_Cumulo.pro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/static-peer-lists-become-outdated-very-quickly/17001 "2026-05-28T15:39:18Z")
When you run a Cosmos node and connectivity starts failing, a static peer list is often not enough. What you need in that moment is simple: peers that are actually reachable from the outside right now, not peers that we… --- ## [NexaRail — Controlled Validator Registration Open](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/nexarail-controlled-validator-registration-open/16997)
**Author:** [@Bradley\_Johnston](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Bradley_Johnston)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/nexarail-controlled-validator-registration-open/16997 "2026-05-28T10:20:39Z")
NexaRail is a sovereign Layer 1 blockchain for decentralised railway settlement and payments, built with Cosmos SDK v0.47.17 and CometBFT v0.37.18. We’re opening controlled validator registration for our initial testnet. … --- ## [Empirical Study: x/tokenfactory CosmWasm Bindings and Admin Lifecycle in Gaia v26](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/empirical-study-x-tokenfactory-cosmwasm-bindings-and-admin-lifecycle-in-gaia-v26/16919)
**Author:** [@mon.cumulo](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/mon.cumulo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/empirical-study-x-tokenfactory-cosmwasm-bindings-and-admin-lifecycle-in-gaia-v26/16919 "2026-05-17T20:24:08Z")
TL;DR We ran 6 real on-chain transactions on the provider testnet to document the complete lifecycle of a token created through a CosmWasm contract using the x/tokenfactory module in Gaia v26. Key finding: when a denom… --- ## [This proposal suggests building a new application-specific blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, with AOTM as the native and exclusive gas token for all on-chain transactions](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/this-proposal-suggests-building-a-new-application-specific-blockchain-in-the-cosmos-ecosystem-with-aotm-as-the-native-and-exclusive-gas-token-for-all-on-chain-transactions/16704)
**Author:** [@sdgggs](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/sdgggs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/this-proposal-suggests-building-a-new-application-specific-blockchain-in-the-cosmos-ecosystem-with-aotm-as-the-native-and-exclusive-gas-token-for-all-on-chain-transactions/16704 "2026-03-09T12:49:28Z")
Project Background This proposal suggests building a new application-specific blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, with AOTM as the native and exclusive gas token for all on-chain transactions. Core Suggestions - Devel… --- ## [A practical discussion about reproducible verification of validator behavior in PoS networks](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/a-practical-discussion-about-reproducible-verification-of-validator-behavior-in-pos-networks/16655)
**Author:** [@KoBa](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/KoBa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/a-practical-discussion-about-reproducible-verification-of-validator-behavior-in-pos-networks/16655 "2026-02-09T00:46:39Z")
Hi everyone, I want to raise a practical question that keeps coming up whenever PoS incidents or governance disputes happen. Most PoS ecosystems (including Cosmos) are built around the idea of minimizing trust. Determi… --- ## [\[Tool\] cosmos-flake-detector: Find Unreliable RPC Endpoints](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/tool-cosmos-flake-detector-find-unreliable-rpc-endpoints/16553)
**Author:** [@Ignismeow](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Ignismeow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/tool-cosmos-flake-detector-find-unreliable-rpc-endpoints/16553 "2026-01-01T10:48:30Z")
Hi Cosmos community! :waving\_hand: I’ve built a tool to help operators detect flaky RPC endpoints before they cause issues. The Problem We’ve all been there: RPC endpoints that work 95% of the time but fail when it ma… --- ## [I need your genesis.json file ☠️](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/i-need-your-genesis-json-file/16020)
**Author:** [@EthanBlockson](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/EthanBlockson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/i-need-your-genesis-json-file/16020 "2025-08-27T09:40:17Z")
Ive tried from Docs (githubusercontent) and Google (Polkachu snapshots) Both of them provide me genesis.json incompatible with gaia 25.1.0 and gaia 23.3.0 Where the hell am I suppose to find them? Asking you to send m… --- ## [ATOM’s Role in the Cosmos](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/atom-s-role-in-the-cosmos/15771)
**Author:** [@midexmth](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/midexmth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/atom-s-role-in-the-cosmos/15771 "2025-06-27T09:31:43Z")
$ATOM is more than a token — it’s the fuel of Cosmos Hub. Secures the network (staking) Powers governance And supports interoperability between chains Holding $ATOM = having a say in how Cosmos evolves … --- ## [Bounty: $4000 identify the person or persons who attacked the cosmos hub](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/bounty-4000-identify-the-person-or-persons-who-attacked-the-cosmos-hub/15059)
**Author:** [@jacobgadikian](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/jacobgadikian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/bounty-4000-identify-the-person-or-persons-who-attacked-the-cosmos-hub/15059 "2025-02-05T17:23:46Z")
it is of vital importance to actually address security issues Cosmos chain teams sabotage @cosmoshub in order to gain competitive advantage, with the tacit blessing of @interchain\_io and its contractors, here’s proof: t… --- ## [GAME Validator is messing with other validators "uptime"](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/game-validator-is-messing-with-other-validators-uptime/12495)
**Author:** [@jacksteroo](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/jacksteroo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/game-validator-is-messing-with-other-validators-uptime/12495 "2025-01-22T21:07:54Z")
Can anyone explain why many validators are marked as “missing a vote” when the GAME validator is the block proposer on the next block? Can someone reach out to them? This is affecting all of our validator block rewards… --- ## [Full disclosure: Let's publish validator operations & infrastructure info 📖](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/full-disclosure-lets-publish-validator-operations-infrastructure-info/2242)
**Author:** [@Gavin](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Gavin)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/full-disclosure-lets-publish-validator-operations-infrastructure-info/2242 "2024-11-15T16:30:36Z")
Full disclosure on Figment Networks’ Cosmos validator infrastructure and operations: https://twitter.com/FigmentNetworks/status/1136000871463104512 Let’s get :speaking\_head: about how to make staking on Cosmos as secure… --- ## [Request Steaks Here](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/request-steaks-here/543)
**Author:** [@chris-chainflow](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/chris-chainflow)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/request-steaks-here/543 "2024-09-30T19:26:30Z")
Please post your request for steaks here. Please include your - -address -which testnet If you are fulfilling the request, please reply directly to the comment in this topic, confirming you did so. This way others wil… --- ## [A redelegate all staked tokens from your validator function](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/a-redelegate-all-staked-tokens-from-your-validator-function/14286)
**Author:** [@Kwaskoff](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Kwaskoff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/a-redelegate-all-staked-tokens-from-your-validator-function/14286 "2024-08-31T02:08:00Z")
Hi, guys! Give us your feedback about an enhancement: add to tendermint a function to redelegate all staked tokens from your validator to any of the last 10 in the active set. This is necessary in case of termination of… --- ## [I run a validator at local and has problem](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/i-run-a-validator-at-local-and-has-problem/5904)
**Author:** [@woody](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/woody)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/i-run-a-validator-at-local-and-has-problem/5904 "2024-08-29T05:06:32Z")
hi, i has a issuse at local dialing failed (attempts: 1): incompatible: peer is on a different network. Got chain2, expected chain1 addr={"id":"d174feaf794d2bb902b0744f6274ba718dc4aef2","ip":"127.0.0.1","port":26658} … --- ## [Sentry Node Architecture Overview](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/sentry-node-architecture-overview/454)
**Author:** [@jack](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/jack)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/sentry-node-architecture-overview/454 "2024-03-28T14:45:19Z")
Overview The Sentry Node Architecture (referred to as SNA in this document) is an infrastructure example for DDoS mitigation on Gaia / Cosmos Hub network validator nodes. Disclaimer It is important to understand that th… --- ## [Kiln’s Cosmos-based blockchains infrastructure practices](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/kiln-s-cosmos-based-blockchains-infrastructure-practices/13372)
**Author:** [@Kiln.fi](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Kiln.fi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/kiln-s-cosmos-based-blockchains-infrastructure-practices/13372 "2024-02-25T07:50:00Z")
Hey Cosmos Community! :raised\_hands: The Kiln Team here! We’re thrilled to show you how we supercharge efficiency and resilience in our validator setup and maintenance across multiple Cosmos-based blockchains. If you’r… --- ## [Error - commit is for a block we do not know about](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/error-commit-is-for-a-block-we-do-not-know-about/8153)
**Author:** [@DB\_VLD22](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/DB_VLD22)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/error-commit-is-for-a-block-we-do-not-know-about/8153 "2024-01-04T12:13:38Z")
Hi all, We are getting the following error in the logs of our validator: 10:21AM INF commit is for a block we do not know about; set ProposalBlock=nil commit=C109A5A72B5520E99824A3E274C74EE25E0A304E8DCC0BCCF15FDF9C115C… --- ## [\[ANN\] Tendermint KMS v0.13: maintenance/bugfix release with secp256k1 consensus support](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/ann-tendermint-kms-v0-13-maintenance-bugfix-release-with-secp256k1-consensus-support/11888)
**Author:** [@iqlusion](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/iqlusion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/ann-tendermint-kms-v0-13-maintenance-bugfix-release-with-secp256k1-consensus-support/11888 "2023-11-25T20:35:22Z")
Tendermint Key Management System (KMS) , a.k.a. tmkms, is a consensus signature service with support for Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), such as YubiHSM2 . It’s intended to be run alongside Cosmos Validators, ideally o… --- ## [Gaia v12 Upgrade: Validator Instructions for Liquid Staking \[ACTION REQUIRED\]](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/gaia-v12-upgrade-validator-instructions-for-liquid-staking-action-required/11465)
**Author:** [@Stride](https://forum.cosmos.network/u/Stride)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.cosmos.network/t/gaia-v12-upgrade-validator-instructions-for-liquid-staking-action-required/11465 "2023-09-07T15:59:01Z")
These are instructions for Cosmos Hub Validators regarding the v12 Cosmos Hub upgrade expected September 13th. What is this? Validators must validator bond roughly 300-700 ATOM before September 13th, to participate in li… [Next page](https://forum.cosmos.network/c/conversation/validation/5.md?page=1)